PROCEEDINGS

of the

GRAND COUNCIL
OF

ROY AL AND SELECT MASTERS

OF THI STATE OF NEW YORK

SEPTEMBER 10-11
1928

TROY, N. Y.
PRHS OF EDW. H. LISK, INC.

MDC CCCXXVIII
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SEPTEMBE R 10-11. 1928
MASONIC TEMPLE GLENS FALLS, NEW YORK
MoST I LLUSTR1ous GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, GRAND MASTER

@pentng lEJ:ercteee
IP rel Ube - Invocation
COMPANION GEO R GE I. CLEMENTS, Organist to the Grand Council

JEntrance of <13ranb ooaster anb <13ranb @mcers

Entrance March-
CoMPAN10N GEORGE I. CLEMENTS

IDocal-" Hear My Cry, Oh Lord" Woo/er

COMPANION JAMES A. LONG

\rolelcome-On behalf of Joseph Warren Council, No. 81

ILLUSTRIOUS FRANK L . MOORE, Master

\Vocal- "Now The Day Is Over" Rodney

COMPANION JAMES A . LONG

©pening of tbe <13ranb <J:ounctl

l~ra}?er GRAND CHAPLAIN

\Vocal-" Hail! Cryptic Rite" (Air. America)

W ords arraugedfor the Cryptic Rite by the late M.·.Jtt.·.Frederick Kanter, P.G.M .
(Companions will arise and unite in singing)
Hail! Cryptic Rite Divine! Our Father's God to thee
Glory of ages shine Author of Liberty
Long may'st thou reign To thee we sing.
Where'er thy Councils stand . Long may our land be bright
May they have great command. With freedom's holy light
And always grace the land; Protect the "Cryptic Rite ,"
Hail! Cryptic Rite . Great God our King .

l~roclamatton GRAND MARSHAL

lDO;IOlOOl?
Be Thou, 0 God, exalted high,
And as thy Glory fills the sky
So let it be on earth displayed,
Till Thou art here as there obeyecl.

1Roll <J:all GRAND RECORDER

 One Hundred and Fifth Annual Assembly
OF THE

Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters

of the State of New York

Grand Council Room

Masonic Temple, Glens Falls, N. Y.
Monday, September IO, 1928.

OPENING

The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State

of New York convened in its One Hundred and Fifth Annual
Assembly, in the Masonic Temple, in the City of Glens. Falls,
New York, on Monday, September IO, A. D. 1928, A:.Dep.".
2928, at 9 :30 o'clock A. M. daylight saving time.
 GRAND OFFICERS PRESENT
M.' .m.· .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER ............... Grand Master
R.'.Ill.'.CHARLES M. COLTON .......... Deputy Grand Master
R.'.Ill.'.CHARLES H. JOHNSON .. . .. Grand P.'.C.'.of the W.'.
M .'. P .'.GEORGE A. NEWELL ................. Grand Treasurer
M.' .Ill.' .GEORGE EDWARD HATCH ...... ...... Grand Recorder
R.' .Ill.' .JEROi\fE L. CHENEY ... .. Grand Captain of the Guard
R.' .Ill.' .JOHN A. DERTHICK .. Grand Conductor of the Council
R.' .Ill.' .E. PARKER WAGGONER ...... . ........ Grand Lecturer
R. ·.Ill.· .ALBERT S. PRICE .. ................ .. Grand Marshal
R.' .Ill.'. WILLIAM F. SEBER ..... .. .... Grand Standard Bearer
R. ·.Ill.·. S. ORMOND GoLDAN ............ . ..... Grand Steward
M.' .Ill.' .ROLAND K. MASON ......... . ......... Grand Trustee
M.' .Ill.' .OLIVER H. LABARRE ................. Grand Trustee
R.'. Ill.' .and REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D ... . Grand Chaplain
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Ill. .HARRY W. PANGBURN .......... . ......... Grand Sentinel

Together with the Representatives of the following Councils:
COLUMBIAN .......... No. 1 BATH ............... No. 40
UNION .............. No. 2 TYRIAN .............. No. 43
BROOKLYN ........... No. 4 FULTON ............. No. 50
ADELPHIC ........... No. 7 WASHINGTON ........ No. 52
ROTICA .............. No. I2 CORNING . ..... ..... .. No. 53
CENTRAL CITY ........ No. I3 PEEKSKILL ........... No. 55
BLoss ............... No. I4 HunsoN ............. No. 62
BRUCE .............. . No. I5 PHOENIX ............ No. 70
SOUTHERN TIER ....... No. I6 ALPH-0MEGA ........ No. 7I
BUFFALO ............ . No. I7 JoHNSTOWN .......... No. 72
KING HIRAM .......... No. I8 ST. GEORGE'S .......... No. 74
DoRic ..... ... ....... No. I9 SKOI-YASE ........... No. 75
KEYSTONE .... ...... . No. 20 HUNTINGTON ..... .. . No. 76
ANCIENT CITY ........ No. 2I ST. LAWRENCE ........ No. 77
DEWITT CLINTON ..... No. 22 CATSKILL ............ No. 78
BINGHAMTON ........ No. 24 TEMPLE ............. No. 79
DUNKIRK ............ No. 25 FLATBUSH ........... No. 8o
PALMYRA ... ... . .... . No. 26 JoSEPH WARREN ...... No. 8I
KING SOLOMON ....... No. 3I SALAMANCA .......... No. 82
JAMESTOWN .......... N 0. 32 ZABUD ............... No. 84
WATERTOWN ......... No. 34 TRIANGLE ............ No. 85
HORNELLSVILLE .... ... No. 35 LAFAYETTE .......... No. 86
AooNIRAM ........... No. 36 ONEONTA ............ No. 87
CRYPTIC ............. No. 37

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 And Permanent Members as follows :

GEORGE A. NEWELL .....•...•......•.•.••••... . P:.G:.M:.

]OHN P. DEAL ..........................•..... . P:.G:.M:.
WILLARD s. BRADT ...............•.•.•...•.... . P:.G:.M:.
FRED E. OGDEN ..............•.........••...... P .•• G••. M.·.
FRANK M. ADEE .....................•.••.•... . P:.G:.M:.
MARTIN Q. Goon .........•................... . P:.G:.M:.
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH ....................... . P:.G:.M:.
OLIVER H. LABARRE .•..............•....••.... . P:.G:.M:.
EUGENE E. HINMAN ......................•.. .. P:.G:.M:.
}AMES CHAMBERS ..........•................. . P:.G:.M:.
ROLAND K. MASON ..........••................ . P:.G:.M:.
HENRY A. MAcGRUER ............•............. P ... G ..• M.·.
WILLIAM s. RISELAY ..............•..••.••.... . P:.G:.M:.
JOSEPH L. LOCKHART .......................... . P:.G:.M:.
GEORGE R. HEMENWAY ..............•.......... P ... G••. M.".
WILLIAM J. MORGAN, Columbian, No. I. ........... . P:.M:.
WILLIAM R. WILSON, Columbian, No. 1 ..........••. P: .M:.
]OHN ]. BoTT, Columbian, No. 1. ..•.•••••.•...•... . P:.M:.
GEORGE E. BRADBROOK, Columbian, No. 1. ..•..•..... P: .M:.
EDWARD FEIH, Union No. 2 ....................... . P:.M·:.
HENRY ]. HUEMMER, Union, No. 2 ....•........... . P:.M:.
NICHOLAS PECORA, Union, No. 2 ................... . P:.M:.
C. LINWOOD MORRELL, Union, No. 2 ............... . P:.M:.
CLARENCE F. HEATH, Union, No. 2 ................ . P:.M:.
MATTHEW S. CuMNER, Adelphic, No. 7 ............. . P:.M:.
JOHN F. BIRMINGHAM, Adelphic, No. 7............ . P:.M:.
HENRY HELLER, Adelphic, No. 7 ................... . P:.M:.
WILLIAM F. TREMAIN, Rotica, No. I2 ............. . P:.M:.
GEORGE B. CATHERS, Central City, No. 13 ........... . P:.M:.
Eowrn BucHMAN, Bloss, No. 14 ................... P.'.M.'.
FREDERICK W. POWERS, Bloss, No. 14 .............. . P:.M:.
Louis N. ELLENBOGEN, Bloss, No. 14 .............. . P:.M:.
LEWIS E. MOREY, Bruce, No. 15 ................... • P:.M:.
CHAUNCEY B. HAMMOND, Southern Tier, No. 16 .... . P:.M:.
HARRY I. TONG, Southern Tier, No. 16 ............. . P:.M:.
Louis A. NORTHROP, Southern Tier, No. 16 ......•.. . P:.M:.
FRANK B. BLOSSOM, Southern Tier, No. 16 .......... P: .M:.
LEWIS E. MARTIN, King Hiram, No. 18 ...•........ . P:.M:.
IRVING C. KING, King Hiram, No. 18 .............. . P:.M:.
GEORGE J. VETTER, Doric, No. 19 ................... P. •.M. ·.

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W. FRANK DAVIS, Ancient City, No. 21. .•..•.•..• .. P:.M:.
EDWARD N. SNOW, Ancient City, No. 21. ............ P.'.M.'.
EUGENE CRAWFORD, DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 ......... P.'.M.'.
EDWARD C. EATON, JR., DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 .•.••. P.'.M.'.
HERBERT H. HOWARD, DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 .••..... P.'.M.'.
E. STANLEY PIER, Binghamton, No. 24 .....•.•••..•. P.' .M:.
ARTHUR DEWITT BECKER, Palmyra, No. 26 ..•...•... P.'.M.'.
THOMAS FINLEY, King Solomon, No. 3I ..•...•..... P. •.M. ·•
HARRY BAYER, King Solomon, No. 3I .......•....... P. •.M. ·.
DUNCAN BOUGHNER, Hornellsville, No. 35 ........... P.'.M.'.
PHILIP M. NAST, JR., Hornellsville, No. 35 ......•.. . P:.M:.
HAROLD S. EMBREE, Adoniram, No. 36 .......•...... P.'.M.'.
FRANK M. LAWRENCE, Cryptic, No. 37 .....•..•.... . P:.M:.
WALTER S. PRESCOTT, Cryptic, No. 37 ..........•... . P:.M:.
CHARLES P. REEVES, Cryptic, No. 37 ...•....•...... . P:.M:.
ELMER KLECKLER, Bath, No. 40 .....•.•..•......... P.'.M.'.
HoxIE W. SMITH, Bath, No. 40 ........•.........•. P.'.M.'.
HARRY CLAY HITCHCOCK, Tyrian, No. 43 ............ P.'.M.'.
HERMON E. SULLIVAN, Washington, No. 52 .•....... P.'.M.'.
OTIS A. DENNIS, Washington, No. 52 .............. . P:.M:.
A. D. BARTHOLOMEW, Washington, No. s2 .......... . P:.M:.
WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, Washington, No. 52 •....... . P:.M:.
GoRDON Z. DEAN, Washington, No. 52 .............. . P:.M:.
HARRIE 0. ANDERSON, Corning, No. S3· ............. P.'.M.'.
GEORGE E. BRIGGS, Peekskill, No. 55 ................ P.".M.'.
FRANK H. WHITNEY, Peekskill, No. SS· ........... . P:.M:.
THOMAS F. WILLOCK, Peekskill, No. SS ............. P. · .M. •.
BRUCE C. RISLEY, Hudson, No. 62 ................. . P:.M:.
AMos BURTON, Hudson, No. 62 ...............•..... P.'.M.".
STEPHEN PRESTON, JR., Phoenix, No. 70 ............ P.'.M.'.
CHESTER D. BABCOCK, Phoenix, No. 70 .............. P.'.M.'.
JOHN BURDEN, Phoenix, No. 70 ................... . P:.M:.
DANIEL F. H. ALLEN, Alph-Omega, No. 71. ......... P.'.M.'.
HERBERT T. CLEMANS, Johnstown, No. 72 ........... . P:.M:.
HENRY V. BuRGER, St. George's, No. 74 ........... . P:.M:.
EDWIN C. VEDDER, St. George's, No. 74 ............. P.'.M.'.
EVERETT E. GREEN, St. George's, No. 74 ............. P: .M:.
SAMUELS. FORSTER, St. George's, No. 74 ........... . P.'.M.'.
KURT J. GALOW, Huntington, No. 76 ............... . P:.M:.
FRANK F. WILLIAMS, St. Lawrence, No. 77 ........ . P:.M:.
THOMAS W. AITKEN, Temple, No. 79 ............... P:.M:.
ADELBERT J. SELLECK, Joseph Warren, No. 81. ...... P.'.M.'.

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WILLIAM LEE, Joseph Warren, No. 81. ............ . P:.M:.
LOYAL L. DAVIS, Joseph Warren, No. 81. .......... • P:.M:.
HARRY W. PANGBURN, Joseph Warren, No. 81 .... .. P:.M:.
FRANK L. MOORE, Joseph Warren, No. 81. .•..••••• • P:.M:.
A. EDWARD KRIEGER, Salamanca, No. 82 •.••.•••..• . P:.M:.
GEORGE Woon, Zabud, No. 84 .............•...•.•• . P:.M:.
EDWARD L. HEIN, Triangle, No. 85 ...•••.•••••.••• . P:.M:.
J. CALEB FISHER, Lafayette, No. 86 ..•.•.•••••••••. . P:.M:.
ARTHUR W. PEENE, Lafayette, No. 86 .•.•••••••••. . P:.M:.

With Representatives from the following Grand Councils :

ALABAMA •....•.•.••••.•. R. .. Ill ••• CHESTER D. BABCOCK

CALIFORNIA .•••••.•••••.. R: .Ill: .HERMON E. SULLIVAN
CoLoRAno ...............• R:.m:.FRANK H. WHITNEY
CONNECTICUT ••........... R.".Ill.".MATTHEW SMITH CUMNER
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ..•. R.".Ill. .HARRY CLAY HITCHCOCK

GEORGIA ••.•............. R:.m:.Lou1s N. ELLENBOGEN
ILLIN01s ......•..•....... R:.m:.CuAuNcEY B. HAMMOND
low A ................•.•• R:.m:.ARTHUR w. PEENE
KANSAS ........•...•...•. R.".Ill.".EDWARD C. EATON, JR.
LOUISIANA ..•....•...•••. R.".Ill.".DANIEL F. H. ALLEN
MAINE .••••.••••••••••.. R.".Ill.".CLARENCE F. HEATH
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MARITIME PROVINCES ••.•.. R ••• Ill ••• ILLIAM LEE
MASSACHUSETTS ••••••••.. R.".Ill.".JOHN F. BIRMINGHAM
MISSISSIPPI •••••...••••.. R:. Ill.". FREDERICK w.POWERS
MISSOURI ..•.•.•......•.. R.".Ill.".GEORGE B. CATHERS
MONTANA .....••..•...... R.".Ill.".BRUCE c. RISLEY
NEBRASKA ..•..........•.. R.".Ill.".HAROLD s. EMBREE
NEVADA ••.......•••..•... R:. Ill.". GEORGE w OOD
NEW HAMPSHIRE .••••..... R.".Ill.".FRANK F. WILLIAMS
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NORTH CAROLINA .....•••.. R.".Ill. .WALTER s. PRESCOTT

NORTH DAKOTA ..•........ R.".Ill.".THOMAS w. AITKEN
Omo .................... R.".Ill.".HARRY I. TONG
OKLAHOMA •...•..•.....• R.".Ill.".HENRY v. BURGER
OREGON ••.••.•••••••.•.•. R.".Ill.".EDWIN c. VEDDER
PENNSYLVANIA ••••••.••.• R.".Ill.".ARTHUR DEWITT BECKER
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SCOTLAND ...•••••••••.••. M.".Ill. .GEORGE EDWARD HATCH
VERMONT .•••.•..••...•.. R.".Ill.".HERBERT T. CLEMANS
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WISCONSIN ••••••••••••••• R.".Ill. .WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS

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 The following Grand Representatives sent letters and tele-
grams of regret at their inability to be present and requesting
to be excused from attendance at this Annual Assembly :
R: .Ill: .FRANK H. NORTON ..... Grand Rep. of Arizona
R.'.111.'.THOMAS PARKE ........ Grand Rep. of Arkansas
R.'.Ill. ',CHARLES M. BucK ..... Grand Rep. of Delaware
R:.111:.ARTHUR B. WASSUNG ... Grand Rep. of Kentucky
R. ·.Ill.· .HENRY GRAFTON STORY .. Grand Rep. of Maryland
R:.rn:.Eowrn L. BROOKS ...... Grand Rep. of Michigan
R:.111:.EMMETT B. HAWKINS .. Grand Rep. of New Jersey
R:.111:.]AMES H. MASON ...... Grand Rep. of Tennessee

Welcomed by Joseph Warren Council

Ill.'.FRANK L. MOORE, Master of Joseph Warren Council, No.

81, spoke as follows:

Most Illustrious Grand Master, it gives me great pleasure this morn-

ing to welcome you and the Officers of the Grand Council and its
distinguished guests, on behalf of Joseph Warren Council. As one of the
youngest Councils in the State, we deem it a great honor, as it is
indeed a pleasure, that you should come here.
I am not going to take up your time this morning in talking about
ourselves, although I could regale you with many pleasant and interest-
ing instances, but I will simply say that you have no more loyal or
enthusiastic Council in the State of New York than Joseph Warren
Council, No. 81. Perhaps I can emphasize and bring that point out in
this way. You have, undoubtedly heard the slogan that a particular firm
uses to advertise a certain brand of a well-known household beverage-
"Good to the last drop." The other day, some one, however, wrote in
and asked, "What is the matter with the last drop?"
Most Illustrious Grand Master, we hope your stay with us will be
full of satisfaction and pleasure every moment, right up to and including
the last moment, and that you will so much enjoy your visit with us
that you will want to come here again.

M.'.Ill.'.GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master, responding

to the greeting said :
111ustrious Companion MooRE and Companions of Joseph Warren Coun-
cil, I assure you on behalf of the Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masters of the State of New York that we deeply appreciate the honor
you have done us by inviting us to hold this Annual Assembly in your
jurisdiction, and it was a real pleasure for us to accept and to come

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here. I compliment you on the excellent arrangements and the details
you have perfected for our comfort and entertainment. I assure you
that we look forward with a great deal of pleasure to enjoying our visit
with you. We feel confident you have arranged everything so that there
will be no detail overlooked. We are well assured of your hospitality.
In behalf of the Grand Council, I sincerely thank you for your in-
vitation, for your hospitality and for the excellent manner in which you
have perfected all your arrangements.

The Grand Council was opened in Ample Form, M. · .111.·.

GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master, presiding.

R. '.Ill.·. and REv. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, Grand Chaplain, was

escorted to the Altar and offered the following

PRAYER
Our Father and our God, our cry to Thee at this hour is not a cry
for more, for our cup is full and running over with gladness and grate-
fulness for Thy loving care and keeping to this morning and for this
environment. To kneel here is an elevation; to stand here is a crown
of glory, for Thou art our Father, and to worship Thee should be the
highest ideal of our spirits. So, we thank Thee for the crowning hour
of the year. Thou hast privileged us to enjoy many blessings during
the year that has passed, and now we are in the glad sunshine of this
glorious morning, and in fellowship of one with another, in sympathy
with our spirits. We are thankful that Thou as a Father art delighted
with Thy children, think of them and Thy Spirit meets our spirits.
Our Father, make us who are unable to see Thee-for no man can see
Thee until death shall draw aside the veil-realize Thou art our Father
and our God. May we feel that Thou art very near to us, and that
Thy blessing is upon us, and that Thou wilt smile upon all we do in
Thy name. Guide all in official station and the representatives who have
the confidence of their Companions. Grant that Thy Spirit may be with
us, and that ·all that we do in the interest of those whom we represent
will meet with their approval but most of all with Thy favor. Bless this
Session of this Grand Council. Guide us in all things. When we separate
we pray Thy holy blessing abide with us in our respective walks of the
days to follow. When it is all done, bring us, as Companions, unto that
eternal fellowship of the invisible fellowship of those who have gone
before us; bring us unto the joy that awaits us in the Father's presence,
in His home. For Thy Namesake, as a Father, we ask. Amen.

R.' .Ill.· .ALBERT S. PRICE, Grand Marshal:

Most Illustrious Grand Master, I have the pleasure of presenting the
Past Grand Masters of this Grand Council.

M.".111.".GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

Most Illustrious Companions, one of the pleasant opportunities-at least
I deem it such-in the opening of the Grand Council, is to extend to
the Past Grand Masters of our own Grand Council a hearty and cordial

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welcome. I have felt the responsibilities of my office to have been very
materially lightened by the fact that I have relied upon you men for
counsel and advice. Maybe you have not felt my call to you individually,
I have with keen delight referred to your work in the Grand Council in
the past. I extend my thanks for what you have done in the years past.
I bid you a cordial welcome to your own Grand Council today, <tnd
earnestly trust all of you will be spared many years to lend your valuable
help, advice and assistance to the Grand Council, both in their delibera-
tions while in session and when they are at rest.
Please continue to the East under your escort and I will be delighted
to greet you with the Grand Honors.

M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

Companions of the Grand Council, I have the privilege and honor of

presenting the Past Grand Masters of this Grand Council. You will
receive them with the Grand Honors, taking time from the Grand Marshal.

(Given.)

R. ·.Ill.· ..ALBERT S. PRICE, Grand Marshal, introducing the

Grand Representatives, said :

Most Illustrious Grand Master, I have the pleasure of presenting to

you those who represent other Grand Jurisdictions near the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York.

M.' .Ill.' .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

Right Illustrious Companions, I am very glad to see such a large

number of you who have worked for the Grand Council and for your
Councils, and so distinguished yourselves as to have been awarded a
distinction for th~ work you have done for the Cryptic Rite. It is a
pleasure to see you continue your interest and I assure you that it is
a pleasure to have so many of you with us today. I trust that your
interest in the Cryptic Rite will continue undiminished for many years,
and that you will lend your advice and counsel at all times to your
Councils and be prepared to assist the Grand Council whenever you are
called upon. I tender you greetings and a hearty welcome.

Introduction of Viaitora

R.' .Ill.' .MATTHEW S. CuMNER introduced M.' .P.' .ARTHUR H.

PARKER, Grand Master, and M.'.P.".W1LLIAM C. TWOMBLY,
M.'.P.".W1LUAM 0. SHELLEY, M.".P.'.GEORGE A. Krns and

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 M.'.P.'.THOMAS M. BARNES, Past Grand Masters of the
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State
of Connecticut.
R.' .Ill.' .'JOHN F. BIRMINGHAM introduced M.' .Ill.' .OLIN D.
DICKERMAN, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal
and Select Masters of the State of Massachusetts.
R.'.Ill.'.EDWARD FEIH introduced M.'.Ill.'.WALTER PosT, Grand
Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
of the State of New Jersey.
M.'.Ill.'.MARTIN Q. Goon introduced M.'.Ill.'.OLIVER D. EvER-
HARD, Grand Master and R. ·.Ill.· .Roy S. ROGERS, Deputy
Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masters of the State of Ohio.
M.'.111.'.WILLIAM S. RISELAY introduced M.'.Ill.'.EowARD M.
WHEELER, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal
and Select Masters of the State of Rhode Island.
R.'.111.'.HERBERT T. CLEMANS introduced M.'.Ill.'.TRUMAN J.
ALLEN, Grand Master, M.' .Ill.' .CHRISTIE B. CROWELL, Past
Grand Master and R.' .Ill.' .OLIVER C. WILSON, Grand Lec-
turer of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of
the State of Vermont.
R.'.Ill.'.CLARENCE F. HEATH introduced M.'.Ill.'.Eowrn F.
HILLMAN, Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and
Select Masters of the State of Maine.
The distinguished Companions were escorted to the East, re-
ceived the grand honors and were cordially welcomed by the
Grand Master as follows :

M.'.111.'.GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

When our own Past Grand Masters were received I told them it
was one of the pleasant functions of this Grand Council. I cannot
go back on that previous statement but I can say to you in all sin-
cerity, that it is indeed a delightful pleasure to stand here and welcome
you as the representatives of our neighboring Jurisdictions to this Annual
Assembly of the Grand Council of the State of New York. We look
upon this delightful intercourse as one of the privileges of being a member
of the Grand Council. I feel that the friendships that are made among
the representatives of other Jurisdictions, as they visit back and forth
among themselves, is one of the outstanding features of our Cryptic Rite.
I know of no place in Masonry where there is a more intimate feeling
of companionship than in the Cryptic Rite. I thank all of you for coming
here and assisting us in our deliberations. I trust there will be
something brought to your notice that you can take back to your

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own Grand Council that will prove worthwhile and make your visit not
only pleasant but beneficial to you as it certainly is to us. I trust you
will all take seats and feel at home in this Grand Assembly.

R. ·.Ill.· .CHAUNCEY B. HAMMOND introduced M. · .E. ·.SAMUEL

S. FORSTER, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter, R. ·.
A.'.M.'.of the State of New York.
R.' .Ill.' .EDWIN C. VEDDER introduced R.' .E.' .BENTLEY SAN-
GER POWERS, Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery,
Knights Templar, of the State of New York.
M.·.rn. '.ROLAND K. MASON introduced Ill.'.JEROME L. CHENEY,
33° Active, Deputy for the State of New York, A.' .A:.
S: .R.' ., Northern Jurisdiction of the United States.
M.'.Ill.'.EUGENE E. HINMAN introduced R.'.W.'.CHARLES H.
JOHNSON, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, F.'.&
A.'.M.'. of the State of New York.

M.'.Ill.'.GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

My Companions and to each of you in your respective positions as

the head, or the representative of the head, of the various Masonic
Grand Bodies of the State of New York, I will state, it is not merely
to save time, which is, however, important in itself, that you were re-
ceived thus collectively, but it is also due to the fact that I admit my
lack of vocabulary and consequent inability to say something to you
individually on this occasion. In fact, it is doubtful that I can do it
even once. However, I assure you that the Grand Council appreciates
your attendance here today. We appreciate it personally and also for
the further fact that you each officially represent one of the coordinate
Bodies of Masonry. It goes to show to our visiting Companions here
who have favored us with their presence, as well as those of the Grand
Council, the fact that we are working together in harmony and that
peace prevails. I trust that will ever continue to be the case. As I have
repeatedly said, it is only in these Masonic Bodies where harmon1 pre-
vails and where all are working together that each of these individual
constituent Bodies is successful.
I extend to you personally and as the several representatives of the
Grand Bodies with which you are officially connected cordial greetings
from the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of
New York. I trust your visit with us will be pleasant and that you
will go from here benefited by the association which you have had with us.

M.' .P: .GEORGE A. NEWELL introduced M.' .P: .0. FRANK HART,
General Grand Master of the General Grand Council of Royal
and Select Masters of the United States of America, who was
escorted to the East, given the Grand Honors and welcomed
by the Grand Master as follows :

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 M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:
Most Puissant General Grand Master, the Grand Council of the State
of New York is highly honored in your presence. We welcome you and
trust you·r stay here will be as pleasant to you as it is pleasurable and
profitable to us. We feel we are exceptionally honored in having you
travel so far in order to pay us this visit and we are delighted to be
given this consideration on your part. We trust that from the acquain-
tances which you have made you will feel it was worth while to make
this visit. We appreciate your presence. I assure you the Grand Council
of New York extends to you a most cordial and hearty welcome.
I take pleasure in turning over the Gavel to you and trust you will
now give us the benefit of your words of wisdom.

M:.P:.O. FRANK HART, General Grand Master:

I very much appreciate your warm welcome and I assure you I am
enjoying to the utmost my visit to this Grand Council and the delightful
acquaintances which I have made. It has been a pleasant trip.
I know you have business to attend to, so I will return the Gavel and
permit you to proceed immediately to business.
Those words of wisdom to which you have alluded I might give to
you later.

Committees Appointed

The Grand Recorder read the appointment by the Grand Mas-

ter of the following Committees :

CREDENTIALS AND RETURNS

GEORGE EDWARD HATCH RICHARD H. BURTON
WILLIAM E. FORD

GRAND MASTER'S ADDRESS

ROLAND K. MASON }oHN Woon
GEORGE s. WYMAN

TIME AND PLACE OF NEXT ANNUAL ASSEMBLY

JOSEPH L. LOCKHART CLIFTON F. GARDNER
} OSEPH DoPLER

CHARTERS AND DIS!'ENSATJONS

OLIVER H. LABARRE ABRAHAM u. WHITSON
MERTON E. NETTLETON

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 CONSTITUTION AND LAWS
}AMES CHAMBERS WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS
DUNCAN BOUGHNER

GRIEVANCES AND APPEALS

GEORGE R. HEMENWAY FRED G. NEWBERY
JOSEPH H. DANCE

UNFINISHED BUSINESS
MARTIN Q. Goon w. FRANK DAVIS
RAYMOND T. VIETS

Minutes of the Laat Annual Aaaembly

On motion, the reading of the minutes of the last Annual

Assembly was dispensed with, they having been printed and the
members furnished with copies of the same.

Select Mastera Invited to Remain aa Viaitora

On motion, all Companion Select Masters in good standing

were invited to remain as visitors during this Grand Assembly,
except as at such times as are prohibited by the Constitution.

Time Fixed for the Election of Officers

On motion, the election of Officers was made a special order

of business immediately after the reading of the journal Tues-
day morning, September I Ith.

Regrets

Letters and telegrams were received from the following dis-

tinguished Craftsmen regretting their inability to be present at
this Annual Assembly.

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M:.w:.JoHN A. DUTTON, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge,
F:.& A:.M:. of New York.
R.'.P. .ARTHUR D. PRINCE, General Grand Marshal of the Gen-
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eral Grand Council of the United States of America.

M: .Ill: .HERBERT Guy SARGENT, Grand Master of the Grand
Council, R: ..& S: .M:. of New Hampshire.
M.".P.".WILLIAM A. BRINKMAN, Grand Master of the Grand
Council, R. · .& S. · .M. ·. of Pennsylvania.
M. ·.rn.·.c. EUGENE SMITH, Grand Master of the Grand Coun-
cil, R.'.& S.'.M,'. of Arkansas.
M: .Ill: .J. WALTER BUESCHEL, Grand Master of the Grand
Council, R: .& S: .M:. of Maryland.
M.".Ill.".JoHN P. Wooo, Grand Master of the Grand Council,
R: .& s: .M:. of Michigan.
M: .Ill: .FRANK C. SAYRS, Past Grand Master of the Grand
Council, R.".& S.".M.". of New Jersey.
M: .Ill: .DoNALD J. SARGENT, Past Grand Master of the Grand
Council, R.".& S:.M:. of New Jersey.
M: .Ill: .DEAN K. WEBSTER, Past Grand Master of the Grand
Council, R: .& S: .M:. of Massachusetts.
M. '.Ill." .JAMES A. SMITH, Past Grand Master of the Grand
Council, R.".& S:.M:. of New York.

M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master, read the

following:

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 ADDRESS

Companions:

It seems impossible to believe that over a year has flown by

since we met the last time and the present administration assumed
the duties of office in this Grand Council, but we must face
the cold fact that a year has passed in this flight of time. We
wonder what has been accomplished and have we made progress
or stood still. We hope that the reports you will soon hear will
show our efforts have been fruitful, maybe not in numbers but
in advancing the spirit of the Cryptic Rite in this Jurisdiction.
If we have inspired any Council or an individual to greater
efforts and through those efforts have been the means of spread-
ing the light of Masonry, then we have succeeded.
As this Grand Council deliberates on the activities of the
past year it is our ardent hope that some good may be seen
as the result. We hope also you will judge our actions with
mercy and if we have made mistakes, and doubtless we have,
may they serve to guide others who may follow in the right
way. Although an increase in numbers is desirable, yet if our
Councils have met regularly and by the associations thus made
have brought about a more intimate acquaintance with each
other and have taught the value of friendship and companion-
ship, then in truth has much been accomplished-for after all,
that I take it is our aim-to teach each other and those who
follow our lead the spirit of how to live in harmony with
our fellowman.
For this Assembly to be a success we must not only review
the past but plan for the future and it is to that end that
I greet you and welcome you all to this Assembly of the
Grand Council.

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 NECROLOGY

One duty that we have to perform in a spirit of regret and

pleasure is to recall our departed members. It is with regret
that we do this as we stop to consider that we can no longer
grasp by the hand and greet those who have earned this earth's
reward, and a pleasure as we contemplate the memory of the
deeds of our lost Companions and realize that they have gone
to reap the reward due to those who have done their duty
faithfully and well. We have, this year, been called upon to
mourn the loss of many whose activities have gained for them
among us favor and esteem. We shall always cherish their
memory in our hearts.
We have lost two of our own Past Grand Masters, M. ·.Ill.·.
CHARLES MALCOLM STEWART, Grand Master in I9(>5, and M:.
Ill. ·.HERBERT WILLIAM GREENLAND, Grand Master in I9I3 and
Grand Trustee at the time of his death.
Suitable Memorials to these deceased Companions have been
prepared and will appear in the Proceedings.

Of Our Own Grand Council

M: .Ill.°.CHARLES MALCOLM STEWART, Past Grand Master,

Past Master of Brooklyn Council, No. 4, died July I6, I927·
M.·.m.·.HERBERT WILLIAM GREENLAND, Grand Trustee,
Grand Representative of the Grand Council of England and
Wales, Past Grand Master, and Past Master of Central City
Council, No. 13, died October 27, 1927.
Memorials for these distinguished Companions have been pre-
pared and will be incorporated in the Proceedings of this Grand
Assembly.
Companion WILLIAM F. TIMMERMAN, Deputy Master of Cen-
tral City Council, No. I3, died February 15, I928.
Ill.·. WILLIAM B. MIDDLETON, Past Master of Phoenix Coun-
cil, No. 70, died July I9, 1927.
Ill.· .HENRY L. CARR, Past Master of Huntington Council, No.
76, died August 31, I927.
111.· .ALONZO D. McMASTER, Past Master of Doric Council,
No. 19, died September 13, I927.

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 Ill." .CORTEZ L. BUCHMAN, Past Master of Hudson Council,
No. 62, died April 22, I928.
Ill." .NOBLE D. MERRITT, Past Master of King Hiram Council,
No. 18, died May 6, I928.

Of Other Grand Councils

Alabama-Ill.· .ARCHIBALD LARUE THOMPSON, Grand Sen-

tinel, died July II, 1927.
Arkansas-M.·.m.·.CHARLES NORTHRUP Rix, Past Grand
Master, died September 2, 1927.
California-M." .Ill: .J. ALBERT DoLE, Past Grand Master,
died June 4, 1927.
M.".Ill.".WILLIAM BYRON SCARBOROUGH, Past Grand Mas-
ter, died October 3, 1927.
Colorado-R.".Ill.".WILLIAM T. BRIDWELL, Deputy Grand
Master, died September 29, I927.
Connecticut-M.".Ill.".STEPHEN JosEPH LYON, Past Grand
Master, died February 20, I928.
Georgia-M." .Ill: .ROBERT LEE COLDING, Past Grand Master,
died October 2I, I927.
Iowa-M: .Ill: .ANDREW HANNA CONN, Past Grand Master
and Grand Representative of the Grand Council of New York,
died September 20, I927.
Kansas-M.".Ill.".CHARLES J. WEBB, Past Grand Master,
died January 3, I928.
M: .Ill: .DAVID DURAND HOAG, Past Grand Master, died
June 10, 1928.
M: .Ill: .JOSEPH DuNCAN FELL, Past Grand Master, died
June 23, 1928.
Louisiana-M. .Ill. .HARRY FIELD GRIMM, Past Grand Mas-
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ter, died February 2I, 1928.

Maine-M: .Ill: .ENOCH OLIVER GREENLEAF, Past Grand
Master, died August 15, I927.
R.".Ill.".WILSON DARLING BARRON, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work, died November 9, I927.
 Massachusetts-R. ·.Ill.· .FREDERICK T. CoMEE, Grand Re-
corder, died March 3I, I928.
Michigan-M.' .Ill: .GEORGE ALBERT CRoss, Past Grand Mas-
ter, died December I8, I927.
Minnesota-M. ·.Ill.· .JOHN T. JOHNSON, Past Grand Master,
died September 5, I927.
Mississippi-R. ·.Ill.· .JAMES PINK CAGLE, Grand Tyler, died
October 3I, I927.
Montana-Ill.' .STARRATT J. BURGESS, Grand Treasurer, died
April 25, I927.
M: .Ill: .JOSEPH JAMESON HINDSON, Past Grand l\;1aster,
died February I7, I928.
Nebraska-M.' .Ill.' .GEORGE S. TICKNOR, Past Grand Master,
died August 8, I927.
New Jersey-M.' .Ill.' .JOSIAH SMITH DAVIDSON, Past Grand
Master, died February 6, I927.
North Carolina-M.'.Ill.'.EDWARD BAXTER NEAVE, Past Grand
Master, died September 27, 1927.
Ohio-M.".Ill.".GEORGE DODDRIDGE COPELAND, Past Grand
Master, died May 4, 1928.
Oklahoma-M.'.Ill.'.JAMES A. SCOTT, Past Grand Master
and Grand Recorder, died April 5, 1928.
Oregon-R.'.111.'.WILLIAM OTIS PATTERSON, Grand Steward
and Grand Representative of the Grand Council of New York,
died June 9, I927.
M.".Ill.',PENUMBRA KELLY, Past Grand Master, died March
13, 1928.
Pennsylvania-M.'.P.'.FRANK WATERBURY MARTENIS, Past
Grand Master, died September 19, 1927.
M.'.P.'.ARCHIBALD STEWART MAURICE, Past Grand Master,
died July 3, 1928.
South Carolina-M.'.Ill.'.JoHN M. GRAHAM, Past Grand
Master, died April 14, 1927.
Washington-M.' .Ill.' .RICHARD J. GRAHAM, Past Grand Mas-
ter, died January 15, 1928.
Wisconsin-R.".111.".CHARLES F. P1ETAS, Grand Lecturer,
died April 14, 1928.

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 COUNCILS CONSTITUTED

On October IO, I927, accompanied by a large number of

Grand Council Officers and Masters and Past Masters of the
Councils in the Metropolitan District I constituted Lafayette
Council, No. 86, at Yonkers.
The Officers of the Grand Council and guests were enter-
tained with a dinner at the Elks Club and adjourned later to
the Assembly chamber where I presented the Charter and con-
stituted the Council with the following Officers :
M." .Ill." .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master; M." .Ill.".
OLIVER H. LABARRE, as Deputy Grand Master; M." .Ill." .JAMES
CHAMBERS, as Grand Principal Conductor of the Work ; R. ·.
Ill." .FRANK A. SPENCER, as Grand Treasurer; M." .Ill." .GEORGE
EDWARD HATCH, Grand- Recorder; R.".Ill.".EDWARD FEIH, as
Grand Captain of the Guard; Ill.· .HARRY AERY, as Grand Con-
ductor of the Council; M.".Ill.".JosEPH L. LOCKHART, as Grand
Chaplain; R." .Ill." .JOHN A. DERTHICK, Grand Marshal and
R: .Ill." .S. ORMOND GoLDAN, Grand Steward.
The Assembly was well attended and enthusiasm was rife and
I feel confident this Council will take its place with many older
Councils for prosperity. They are located in a fertile field and
with competent and efficient Officers, I predict great things for
this new Council.
On November 9, I927, I constituted Oneonta Council, No.
87, at Oneonta.
Due to lack of information and some misunderstanding, I
was unaccompanied, and it was only with the assistance of
some of their own members that I was able to perform the
ceremony of Constitution. I did, however, very informally con-
stitute the Council and present the Charter.
I hope for success to this new Council, but if appearances
at this Assembly are any indication they have a hard row to
hoe, and the ultimate prosperity is not apparent. There were
scarcely enough Companions present to open and there was
little evidence of enthusiasm.

DISPENSATIONS

The past year has been about the average in so far as requestc;
for Dispensations go. The Grand Recorder, acting under my

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instructions, has issued a number of Dispensations for Special
Assemblies, and other Dispensations as have appeared proper
have been granted.
I am inclined to think some of the requests have been un-
necessary, but if the granting of them has benefited the Council,
then it has been worth while. I do suggest, however, that Coun-
cils use more forethought in order to obviate the necessity for
many requests for Dispensations to hold Special Assemblies.
A complete list of the Dispensations granted is on fil'e in the
Grand Recorder's office.

DECISIONS

Question: Is it permissible to ballot on a petitioner who re

sides in the Jurisdiction of another Council before a waiver
of jurisdiction is obtained?
Answer: There does not appear to be anything in our Con-
stitution covering this case and I am of the opinion that in
such a case we should fall back on the procedure of the Grand
Lodge, the law there being: "A Lodge shall not ballot upon
a petition for initiation of any candidate for whom a waiver
of jurisdiction is required without first having applied for
and obtained the consent of the Lodge within the Jurisdiction
of which the candidate resides." Accordingly, it is my opinion
and I so rule that you must request and obtain the waiver
before balloting.
Question: Can a Companion who is a member of a Council
(Chapter) in Virginia who has received the degrees of Royal
and Select Master in a Council (Chapter) in that State in
accordance with the practice there, be permitted to visit a
Council of Royal and Select Masters in this State?
Answer: This is not permissible as the Companion is not a
member of a Council which is recognized by our Grand Coun-
cil. This question arose during the administration of M. ·.
P." .BERT S. LEE, General Grand Master and he referred to
it in his Address at Denver last September.
Question : A ·Council adopts a by-law providing that the Mas-
ter may suspend the regular Assemblies in May, June, July
and August. This naturally makes the May Assembly the

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 "last regular Assembly before July 1st" provided, of course,
the Master elects to suspend the June Assembly, and as a
natural consequence this automatically makes the May As-
sembly the Annual Assembly and the Council is in the regu-
lar manner summoned to attend the May Assembly for election,
etc. After this May Assembly the newly elected and installed
Master, as the Master, elects to hold the regular June As-
sembly-can it be done?
Answer: No. Once the Master has elected to suspend the
June Assembly and holds subsequently the Annual Assembly
in May, that precludes the holding of a regular Assembly in
June-his action gives notice to the Council that no June
Assembly will be held and closes the door to the incoming
Master holding a regular Assembly in June. There is no
question as to legality of the election in May, provided the
by-laws were correctly quoted, and there is also no doubt
that a regular Assembly cannot be subsequently held in June.
If the by-laws were incorrectly quoted, then the election at
the May Assembly was illegal and can only be healed by a
special Dispensation issued nunc pro tune (dated back) . To
permit of another election in June would open the door to
a condition that could not be permitted. The Master newly
elected may apply for a Dispensation to hold a special As-
sembly for conferring degrees in June and doing the necessary
balloting, etc., but it cannot be entitled a regular Assembly.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES

The usual pleasant relationship existing between our J urisdic-

tion and others has, I am happy to report, continued and it
has been a great pleasure for me to make such appointments
as other Jurisdictions have requested. They are as follows:

Appointed

October 10, 1927. At the request of the Grand Master of

the Grand Council of Iowa, I was pleased to appoint R. ·.Ill.·.
THOMAS G. ALLISON as our Representative near that Grand
Council.

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 January 14, 1928. At the request of the Grand Master of
the Grand Council of Oregon, I was pleased to appoint R. ·•
rn:.ORIN L. PATTERSON as our Representative near that Grand
Council.
May 25, 1928. At the request of the Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Illinois, I was pleased to appoint M. ·.Ill.·.
SYLVESTER 0. SPRING as our Representative near that Grand
Council.
June 16, 1928. At the request of the Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Washington, I was pleased to appoint R: .Ill:.
FRED MATTHIES as our Representative near that Grand Council.

GRAND REPRESENTATIVES

We have requested the appointment of a number of Grand

Representatives and it is equally pleasing to report that all
of the requests have been granted. These Commissions have
been presented as a reward for faithful service and as an
admonishment to continued activity. Those accredited are as
follows:

Accredited

October 15, 1927. R:.rn:.EnwARD C. EATON, JR., Past Mas-

ter of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, as the Representative of
the Grand Council of Kansas, his term of office having expired.
November 26, 1927. R. ·.Ill.· .HARRY IRVING TONG, Past Mas-
ter of Southern Tier Council, No. 16, as the Representative of
the Grand Council of Ohio, his term of office having expired.
December 29, 1927. R.· .Ill.· .GEORGE HERRING, Past Master
of Columbian Council, No. 1, as the Representative of the Grand
Council of South Carolina in place of R:. rn:. w. FRANK DAVIS,
resigned.
December 31, 1927. R: .Ill: .ARTHUR W. PEENE, Past Master
of Phoenix Council, No. 70, and present Master of Lafayette
Council, No. 86, as the Representative of the Grand Council
of Iowa in place of R. ·.rn. ·.CHARLES H. HADLOCK, resigned.
January 30, 1928. R:.m:.DANIEL F. H. ALLEN, Past Mas-
ter of Alph-Omega Council, No. 71, as the Representative of

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the Grand Council of Louisiana in place of R.'.lll:.W1LLIAM
F. TREMAIN, resigned.
January 30, 1928. R: .Ill: .HAROLD S. EMBREE, Past Master
of Adoniram Council, No. 36, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of Nebraska in place of R:.m:.FRANK W.
TYLER. resigned.
January 30, 1928. R:.rn:.CHAUNCEY B. HAMMOND, Past
Master of Southern Tier Council, No. 16, as the Representative
of the Grand Council of Illinois in place of R:. Ill:. A. EDw ARD
kRIEGER, resigned.
January 30, I928. R:.rn:.FREDERICK W. PowERs, Past Mas-
ter of Bloss Council, No. I4, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of Mississippi in place of R: .Ill: .CLAYTON H.
PINCKNEY, resigned.
January 30, I928. R:.111.'.WALTER S. PRESCOTT, Past Mas-
ter of Cryptic Council, No. 37, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of North Carolina in place of R: .Ill: .GEORGE
W. AXTELL, resigned.
February I8, 1928. R.".Ill:.WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, Past
Master of Washington Council, No. 52, as the Representative
of the Grand Council of Wisconsin in place of R: .Ill: .DANIEL
R. BLINN, resigned.
February I8, I928. R.·.rn.·.A.RTHUR MATTHEW LLOYD, Past
Master of Salamanca Council, No. 82, as the Representative
of the Grand Council of Texas in place of R.'.111.'.JoHN B.
HAGADORN, resigned.
February 2I, I928. R. ·.Ill.· .FRANK H. WHITNEY, Past Mas-
ter of Peekskill Council, No. 55, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of Colorado in place of R: .Ill: .HARRY B. LYON,
resigned.
February 2I, 1928. R. ·.Ill.· .EDWIN C. VEDDER, Past Master
of St. George's Council, No. 74, as the Representative of the
Grand Council of Oregon in place of R. ·.Ill.· .WALTER W. KINGS-
TON, resigned.
February 27, 1928. R:.rn:.THOMAS PARKE, Past Master of
Rotica Council, No. 12, as the Representative of the Grand
Council of Arkansas in place of R. · .rn.· .EDGAR E. WEMPLE,
resigned.
June 30, I928. R: .Ill." .JEREMIAH HUNTER, Past Master of
Adelphic Council, No. 7, as the Representative of the Grand

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Council of Florida in place of R:.rn:.CHARLES H. STODDARD,
resigned.
July 23, 1928. R:.rn:.CLARENCE F: HEATH, Past Master of
Union Council, No. 2, as the Representative of the Grand Coun-
cil of Maine in place of R: .Ill: .Roy S. HoucK, resigned.

FRATERNAL REQUESTS

But one request for exchange of courtesy has been received

during the year and three have been asked on behalf of our
Councils.
The one request received was for the conferring by Bingham-
ton Council, No. 24, of the Super-Excellent Master degree upon
Companion MILES L. MATTHEWS as a courtesy to Big Rapids
Council, No. 25, of Big Rapids, Michigan. I was informed that
Binghamton Council would be glad to confer the degree upon
Companion MATTHEWS at the first opportunity which offered.
The requests made on behalf of our Councils were for waiver
of jurisdiction. One of these was on behalf of Adelphic Coun-
cil, No. 7, for waiver of jurisdiction over RICHARD GoRDoN
STABLEFORD, residing at Weehawken, New Jersey, which was
granted December 22, 1927 by Superexcellent Council, No. 13,
of New Jersey. The other requests for waiver were but recently
made and sufficient time has not elapsed to permit action upon
them; doubtless they will be granted in due time.

RECEPTION BY PAUMANOK LODGE, No. 855.

I would be entirely lacking in a sense of appreciation if I

were not to refer to the reception by my Brothers of Paumanok
Lodge, No. 855, at Great Neck, on November 22, 1927, which
Lodge it was my honor to serve as Master in 1908.
This delightful affair took the form of a dual reception to
me not only as Grand Master but as Grand Commander. It
was probably the largest attended communication the Lodge has
ever held and a large delegation of my Companions and Fraters
from Flushing attended. I think I might fairly say it was a
testimonial to me as a veteran member of the Lodge as well
as a tribute to me as presiding Officer of two Grand Bodies

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of the State. I was presented with a bronze statue. Both the
presentation and reception will always remain vivid in my re-
collection.

RECEPTION BY AnoNIRAM CouNcIL, No. 36

By far the outstanding event in Cryptic Rite affairs during

the past season was the banquet and reception tendered me
as Grand Master by my own Council, Adoniram, No. 36, at
Flushing on December IS, I927. Nearly a hundred Cryptic
Rite Masons, largely from Adoniram Council, No. 36, and the
metropolitan area attended the banquet at the Y. M. C. A.
building in Flushing. Practically every one of the Grand Line
Officers and five Past Grand Masters attended and every Coun-
cil on Long Island and in New York City was represented
Subsequent to the banquet we adjourned to the Masonic Temple
where I was formally received and after several of the promi-
nent Craftsmen had briefly spoken, I was presented with a
handsome desk set by the members of the Council, R.' .Ill.'.
Enwrn L. BROOKS acting as spokesman. I shall always remember
this delightful tribute by my own Companions and guests and
shall always treasure among my fond possessions the token so
thoughtfully given me.

OFFICIAL VISITS

Within Our Own Circle

One of my most pleasant occupations during my administra-
tion was that of visiting and attending social functions of our
own Councils. That this has been delightful to me is unnecessary
to say and I trust has been of some value to the Councils
visited.
September 9, I927. I visited Phoenix Council, No. 70, at
Mt. Vernon, and was delighted to be notified that I had been
elected to Honorary Membership and to be presented with a
suitable evidence of that honor. I was accompanied by Past
Grand Masters JAMES CHAMBERS, OLIVER H. LABARRE and
JOSEPH L. LOCKHART and a number of other prominent Cryptic
Rite Masons.

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 December 22, I927. I paid an Official Visit to Zabud Council,
No. 84, at Freeport, and again was delighted to receive a certi-
ficate of Honorary Membership. I found this Council in ex-
cellent condition and enthusiastic.
January 5, I928. I attended a regular Assembly of Columbian
Council, No. I, and after being cordially received spoke briefly
to the Companions and presented to Companion GEORGE HER-
RING a Commission as Grand Representative of the Grand Coun-
cil of South Carolina.
January 9, I928. I again had the pleasure of attending an
Assembly of Lafayette Council, No. 86. This was the occasion
of a turkey supper to the ladies. I was delightfully surprised
to be presented with a token of Honorary Membership and
took advantage of the opportunity to present to Companion
ARTHUR W. PEENE, the Master, a Commission as Grand Rep-
resentative of the Grand Council of Iowa. I was accompanied
by Past Grand Masters GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, OLIVER H.
LABARRE and }AMES A. SMITH who also received tokens of
Honorary Membership.
February I5, I928. I visited Hornellsville Council, No. 35,
and was entertained at the home of my colleague in the Grand
Commandery, Companion CLARENCE C. PROCTOR.
February 27, I928. I was present at a Special Assembly of
Union Council, No. 2, and witnessed an exceedingly well ren-
dered conferring of the Super-Excellent Master degree. This
Assembly was largely attended and every Council in the Metro-
politan area was represented by prominent members and a large
class of candidates were instructed in this beautiful degree.
Grand Line Officers R.'.Ill. ·.Companions WILLIAM F. SEBER
and S. ORMOND GoLDAN and Past Grand Masters JAMES CHAM -
BERS, OLIVER H. LABARRE and JoSEPH L. LocKHART were
also present.
March 2, I928. I visited Bloss Council, No. 14, of Troy, and
after a hospitable dinner with the Officers and other guests we
attended the Assembly. I presented to Companion FREDERICK
W. PowERS a Commission as Grand Representative of the Grand
Council of Mississippi. Many Past Masters of Bloss Council
were present as was also Companion FREDERICK W. SIM, Past
Grand Commander. The Super-Excellent Master degree was
conferred.

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 March I4, I928. One of my fond recollections is that of
my Visit to St. George's Council, No. 74, at Schenectady, when
I presented to Companion EDWIN C. VEDDER a Commission as
Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Oregon. This
Assembly was largely attended by Companions and Past Mas-
ters and was an inspiration.
March I5, I928. I attended a Regular Assembly of Adoniram
Council, No. 36, and presented to Companion HAROLD S. EM-
BREE a Commission as Grand Representative of the Grand Coun-
cil of Nebraska.
March 2I, I928. After causing Companion CHAUNCEY B.
HAMMOND to make all the arrangements I visited on the above
date Southern Tier Council, No. I6, at Elmira, and as the
reward for his diligence in effecting the arrangements I pre-
sented him with a Commission as Grand Representative of the
Grand Council of Illinois. Past Grand Master GEORGE R.
HEMENWAY honored us with his presence. Past Grand Com-
mander SHOEMAKER and Grand Standard Bearer CLARENCE C.
PROCTOR of the Grand Commandery were present.
April 25, I928. Entirely unexpectedly I visited Triangle Coun·
cil, No. 85, at Jamaica and found them plodding along harmon-
iously and in good spirit.
April 26, I928. I attended a Special Assembly of Adoniram
Council, No. 36, of Flushing, which was held at Great Neck
in the tabernacle of Stromness Chapter, No. 326 ; this was the
third annual visit of Adoniram Council to Great N eek and great
interest was manifested by a large attendance and twelve Royal
Arch Companions were greeted as Select Masters.
On April 30th, Columbian Council, No. I, was host at one
of the outstanding Cryptic Rite affairs of the season, it being
primarily the Official Visit of R." .Ill." .Companion JEROME L.
CHENEY to that Council. The General Grand Master, M." .Ill.".
0. FRANK HART and the General Grand High Priest, M." .E:.
CHARLES C. DAVIS took advantage of this opportunity and the
General Grand Master made a formal visit to the Grand Juris-
diction of New York to that time-honored Council. To mention
all that were present would merely be a list of the prominent
Cryptic Rite Masons for the Metropolitan Area and their guests
almost too numerous to mention. The General Grand Marshal,
M: .Ill: .ARTHUR D. PRINCE of Massachusetts, also M: .Ill:.
OLIN D. DICKERMAN, the Grand Master of Massachusetts and
many other Illustrious and distinguished Craftsmen were in at-
tendance. After all had been formally received a number of the
prominent visitors made more or less brief remarks and we
adjourned to the Biltmore Hotel where a very elaborate banquet
was spread for everyone, and again we were entertained by
many witty remarks.
June IS, I928. I attended the Annual Assembly of Hunting-
ton Council, No. 76, at Huntington, and in spite of my un-
expected appearance found a large and enthusiastic meeting. Not
to be outdone by my unheralded visit, these good Companions
surprised me by electing me an Honorary Member, which is an
honor I deeply appreciate. I presided at the election of the
Officers and subsequently installed them.
June I9, I928. In order to wind up my Cryptic career in
a blaze of glory I attended the Annual Assembly of Union
Council, No. 2, and was presented with a token of my election
as an Honorary Member. This Assembly was largely attended
by the Companions and of course Past Grand Masters OLIVER
H. LABARRE and JOSEPH L. LOCKHART were present.

LINE OFFICER'S VISITS ATTENDED

November I9, 1927. R.".Ill.".CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Brooklyn

Council, No. 4.
January I9, I928. R.".Ill.".CHARLES H. JOHNSON, Adoniram
Council, No. 36.
February 23, I928. R.".Ill.".CHARLES M. COLTON, Zabud
Council, No. 84.
March 3, I928. R. ·.Ill.· .ALBERT S. PRICE, Adelphic Coun-
cil, No. 7.
March 20, 1928. R: .Ill. ".CHARLES M. COLTON, Union Coun-
cil, No. 2.
April 24, I928. R: .Ill: .WILLIAM F. SEBER, Flatbush Coun-
cil, No. 80.
April 30, 1928. R:. m: .JEROME L. CHENEY, Columbian
Council, No. 1.
 VISITATIONS TO OTHER GRAND BODIES
September 26-27, I927. Attended the General Grand Council
and General Grand Chapter (referred to in detail elsewhere).
December I2, 1927. Accompanied by our Grand Recorder
M:.m:.GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, I attended the Annual As-
sembly of the Grand Council of Massachusetts. We were cor-
dially received and hospitably entertained.
February 7, 1928. I was present at the Annual Convocation
of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of
New York at Albany. I was officially received and delightfully
entertained. I was honored by the presence of Past Grand
Masters GEORGE EDw ARD HATCH, OLIVER H. LABARRE and
JAMES A. SMITH and R.'.Ill.'.Companions CHARLES H. JOHN-
SON, JEROME L. CHENEY and CHARLES M. COLTON.
April 7, I928. I had the pleasure of attending the ceremonies
of the laying of the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple at
Rochester. This ceremony was largely attended by eminently
distinguished Craftsmen of New York and other Jurisdictions.
April IO, I928. I again visited New England, this time to
attend the Grand Council of Rhode Island at Providence. I was
at once upon my arrival taken in hand by our Grand Repre-
sentative, R.'.Ill.'.Companion WILLIAM S. GREENE and M:.
Ill: .EDWARD M. WHEELER and enjoyed a very delightful re-
ception and entertainment.
April 17, I928. With M.' .Ill: .OLIVER H. LABARRE and R:.
Ill.'.EnwARD FEIH to accompany me, I attended the Grand
Council of New Jersey at Trenton and was received with the
usual New Jersey hospitality and addressed the Grand Coun-
cil briefly.
April 27, 1928. I was one of the many guests at the re-
ception and banquet for M.'.E.'.SAMUEL S. FoRSTER, Grand
High Priest, by St. George's Chapter, No. 157, at Schenectady,
and was delighted to have an opportunity to express my admi-
ration for this honored Capitula~ Mason.
June 6, 1928. Having twice previously enjoyed New England
hospitality I risked it again and was present at the Grand
Council of Connecticut at New London and most cordially
received and delightfully entertained. In company with Grand
Master OLIN D. DICKERMAN of Massachusetts I acted as one
of the tellers during the election. Past Grand Master JAMES
CHAMBERS and R.' .Ill: .MATTHEW S. CuMNER also were present.
 June 12, 1928. At the risk of wearing out my welcome I
ventured again to New England and attended the Grand Council
of Vermont at Burlington. I cannot say too much for the
hospitality extended me for fear of causing jealousy, but have
very fond recollections of this visit.

OTHER AFFAIRS ATTENDED

December 1, 1927. Investiture R:. w: .ARTHUR L. LEE as

Grand Representative by Harlem Lodge, No. 457.
December 30, 1927. Annual Meeting of Long Island Past
Masters' Association.
January IO, 1928. Public Installation of Officers of Paumanok
Lodge, No. 855.
January 12, 1928. Installation of Officers of Stromness Chap-
ter, No. 326, by M:.E:.CHARLES HAMMEL.

REGRETS

During the past year I have received many invitations for

regular Assemblies and social affairs in and out of the Cryptic
Rite and although I have accepted many, it has been physically
impossible to accept nearly all. I have always endeavored to
attend when possible in the the belief that it was my duty
to lend whatever support the presence of the Grand Master
might give to these affairs. Whenever I have not attended it
has usually been due to other Masonic duties. I regret that
I have had to miss the pleasure of so many social and regular
affairs and give this assurance that it was only on account of other
duties that I did not attend when invited, and I take this oppor-
tunity to urge my successor to give as much of his time to
these extra duties as possible, feeling that great benefit is bound
to ensue by the lively interest of the Grand Master in the
activities of the constituent Councils.

INSTALLATION OF GRAND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR OF THE WORK

Due to the unavoidable absence of R: .Ill: .CHARLES H. JoHN·
SON from the Annual Assembly at Syracuse, I requested M. ·•
Ill.' .EUGENE E. HINMAN to install him at the earliest con·

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venience. Under date of November 7, I927, M.".Ill.".Companion
HINMAN advised me that he had performed that duty and
invested the Companion with his Apron and Jewel of office at
an Assembly of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22.

GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL

It was my pleasure to attend the Sixteenth Triennial Assembly

of the General Grand Council which took place at Denver,
Colorado, September 26 and 27, I927.
I was accompanied by the Deputy Grand Master, R.· .Ill.·.
CHARLES M. COLTON and the Grand Captain of the Guard,
R. ·.Ill.· .JEROME L. CHENEY and Past General Grand Master
M.".P.".GEORGE A. NEWELL, and Past Grand Master, M::rn:.
MARTIN Q. Goon.
The opening was Monday morning, September 26th and in
the usual form, the Officers of the Grand Council of Colorado
receiving the Officers of the General Grand Council who, with
Most Puissant BERT S. LEE, General Grand Master, presiding,
opened the General Grand Council. The usual routine was fol-
lowed, reports, etc. received. The General Grand Master read
his Address in which he reported the Grand Council of Wiscon-
sin had affiliated and that two new Grand Councils had been
organized, Nevada and Delaware. There were indications that
others would affiliate before the next General Assembly. A re-
vision of the General Grand Constitution was adopted.
A new ritual for the Super-Excellent Master degree was ex-
emplified Monday evening and later adopted.
A portion of Monday afternoon was set aside for a Memorial
to Past General Grand Masters and the Line Officers who had
passed away. Obituaries were read by various prominent ·Rep-
resentatives present and proper musical selections rendered.
Tuesday morning the concluding session was held and the
election took place. Without reporting it in full, suffice it to
say Most Puissant 0. FRANK HART of Columbia, South Caro-
lina, was elected General Grand Master and our neighbor and
the personal acquaintance of most of us, M. · .rn.· .ARTHUR D.
PRINCE was elected General Grand Marshal. May we compliment
the Grand Council of Massachusetts upon his election.

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 I think all who attended will agree with me that the program
of entertainment was delightful and every possible arrangement
was made for the pleasure of the guests of the Grand Council
of Colorado. The high spots in the entertainment were the
drive to Lookout Mountain and the reception and dinner to
the General Grand Master and Mrs. BERT S. LEE by the Grand
Council of Missouri which it seemed was participated in by
everyone attending the Assembly. A reception and dance was
given to the ladies and guests by the Grand Council of Colorado,
and the Grand Chapter of New York invited all the delegates
to a reception to the General Grand High Priest of the General
Grand Chapter, Most Excellent HENRY DEWITT HAMILTON.

SUPER-EXCELLENT MASTER DEGREE

One of the important matters to come before this Grand As-

sembly is the amendment offered at the last Assembly, the
purport of which is to make the conferring of the degree of
Super-Excellent Master compulsory. Although this is an ideal
to be sought and is desirable and quite proper; after due deli-
beration and considerable discussion, I feel it my duty to the
constituent Councils to recommend that action on this amendment
either be deferred to a later time or, if taken now, that the
amendment be defeated. I base this recommendation on the fact
that too many of our Councils are in no way prepared to confer
this Degree in any semblance of full form and it is not, in
my opinion, good judgment to deliberately take such action as
will place some of our Councils in a poor light, and to make
the conferring of this Degree obligatory when we know full
well that but few Councils are prepared to properly confer it,
is unwise. To make it necessary to receive the Degree and in
the next breath to take action that will permit Councils to merely
obligate is almost foolish. I admit our present situation is not
an ideal one but it is far better to leave it alone until the time
arrives that all our Councils can properly do the work. It
would be a better plan, I think, to discard all our present Super-
Excellent rituals and adopt one desirable short form that every
Council can creditably work.

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 GRAND COUNCIL OF OHIO

Shortly after the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of

Ohio, I received a request from R. ·.Ill.· .HARRY I. TONG, the
Grand Representative of Ohio near New York, that I request
from the Grand Council of Ohio a copy of their Ritual for
his study. This I did and am delighted to say the request
was granted and the Ritual received and sent on to R.' .Ill.'.
Companion TONG. Some few weeks ago, in accordance with
the agreement, I received and returned this Ritual to the Grand
Recorder of the Grand Council of Ohio. This exchange of
fraternal courtesy is worthy of comment and is appreciated.
May the pleasant relations now existing between these two
Jurisdictions ever continue as harmonious.

GREETINGS

At Christmas and New Year I received many cards of greet-

ing from Companions and Councils all over the Jurisdiction and
so far as was possible they were duly acknowledged, but if I
may be permitted, I want to say publicly that these greetings
were keenly appreciated and this spirit of thoughtfulness was
a delightful pleasure.

HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

It affords me unusual pleasure to report the fact that I have

the distinction of having been elected to honorary membership
in a number of Councils. It is quite unnecessary for me to say
I value highly these evidences of esteem and shall endeavor
to evidence my appreciation on all proper occasions. I especially
consider it worthy of comment that all the Councils in my im-
mediate neighborhood have seen fit to so honor me.

THE ROSTER

I may stand alone in my pride but feel a very justifiable

sense of having accomplished something really worth while in

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having printed and distributed a complete and up-to-date list
of the Officers and members of Committees of the Grand Coun-
cil with addresses, together with names and addresses of the
principal Officers of the Constituent Councils. I feel that this
is something we have long needed and takes its place among
rosters of other Grand Bodies of the State. I recommend it be
continued annually.

MEMBERSHIP

A survey of the Returns of the Councils to the Grand Re-

corder is to say the least not encouraging. An analysis of these
Returns shows a considerable decrease in the number of candi-
dates greeted and a marked increase in the number of suspen-
sions for nonpayment of dues and a noticeable increase in the
number of withdrawals. Unless our Councils give more heed
to retaining their members and put a stop to permitting their
members to allow their dues to increase to a point where sus-
pension is necessary and make the work of the Council inter-
esting enough to prevent the lack of interest on the part of the
Companions that will permit them to allow themselves to be
suspended for nonpayment of dues and voluntarily withdraw, our
Councils will soon approach a critical state, particularly when
we consider that there is the decrease in new members. I urge
that the Officers of the Councils give serious heed to this situ-
ation and take immediate steps, not only to increase the interest
in the Council but to stimulate new interest in the members
already greeted, lest they find themselves soon on the brink of
disaster. This is too serious a problem which we are now faced
with to pass over lightly.

LAFAYETTE CouNcIL, No. 86

It seems only fair that I should refer to the number given

Lafayette Council when it was chartered. The Companions of
Yonkers who signed the petition for a Council were led to be-
lieve (and I may be in some manner responsible) that they
were to be assigned No. 6, that being the number of Lafayette
Council which existed in name only in Dutchess County for a
short time after October 1824. There is no record that this

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Lafayette Council ever functioned and subsequently this No. 6
was assigned to Excelsior Council in Elmira. This Charter was
in turn forfeited in 186o so that it seems under those circum-
stances that it is not advisable to issue another Charter "No. 6."
I think we all regret the discomfort afforded our well-meaning
Companions in Yonkers. Subsequently to the issuing of the
Charter with No. 86, I received a petition signed by all the
Companions of Lafayette Council and three Past Grand Masters
appealing for a reconsideration. Upon its receipt I gave these
Companions my assurance of assistance in securing the "No.
6" they so ardently desired but upon a careful study of the
records I am compelled to admit that my assurance was hasty
and ill-advised and I see no remedy for their plight and must
deny the request so earnestly made. I am somewhat of the
opinion that most of the Companions of Yonkers who have
since carefully considered the situation are in accord with me.
It would seem that if any Council were to be assigned "No. 6"
it should be Phoenix Council, No. 70, who were prior to La-
fayette Council operating in this territory.

CONDITION OF THE RITE

I think I can safely say that our Rite is as a whole in good

condition but naturally there is ample room for improvement.
I am somewhat of the opinion that if the Officers of our Coun-
cils assumed their duties with a little more sense of the respon -
sibility involved, it would prove of vast benefit to the Councils.
The extreme lack of dignity in many of our Councils cannot
fail to have a depressing effect upon the Companions and cer-
tainly does not inspire the proper respect for the Institution.
We continually hear the lamentation that we cannot get candi-
dates. I believe that with the proper enthusiasm on the part of
the Officers and with the Companions properly inspired, there
will be no lack of candidates. It has probably been noticeable
to all of us that the successful Councils are the ones whose
work is exemplified with dignity and decorum. The lack of
cooperation between the Council and the other Bodies of Ma-
sonry, is, I think, the basis for the lack of increased member-
ship. Wherever the Council is in active cooperation with the
Chapter and Commandery, as should always be the case, the
Council is a prosperous one.
 Under this heading I feel that in the matter of finances most
of our Councils fall down, and it is frequently heard that
Councils complain that they are unable to accomplish anything
through the lack of funds. I believe a careful study of the
finances of our Councils would prove beneficial. I have in mind
that there are Councils whose initiation fee is not sufficiently
large and whose dues are not at all adequate to carry on the work
properly and whose life membership fee is entirely out of pro
portion, and to that end I recommend that a Committee be
appointed to confer with the Councils with a view to revising
their By-Laws, particularly with reference to the finances.
I further recommend that this Grand Council direct the Coun-
cils to submit their By-Laws to this Committee.

BONDS

The bonds of our Grand Treasurer and Grand Recorder were

approved and are in the possession of the Grand Trustees, in
accordance with our Constitution.

THE OFFICIAL VISITOR

There are many Councils that my observation leads me to

believe do not thoroughly appreciate the function of the Official
Visitor. If the Councils all realized that it is the intention of
the Official Visitor to be of benefit to them and would freely
discuss their problems with him much more good would accrue
than does at present. The theory of the Official Visitor is to
keep the Grand Master informed as to the progress, or other-
wise, of the Council and to report his findings to the Grand
Master in order that the Grand Master, where he finds a con-
dition that needs remedy, may apply the remedy. The Official
Visitor makes a considerable sacrifice of his time in order to
visit the Council and his visit should be appreciated.
The past year some of the Councils have not cooperated as
they should with the Official Visitor in his attempt to make the
visit and I urge upon the Councils the advisability of conferring
with the Visitor assigned to them with a view to setting a
convenient time for the visit, having in mind that the Visitor
comes to them in a spirit of helpfulness and not to criticize.

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 GRAND COUNCIL
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

M.".111.".GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER
GRAND MASTER
333 East Turnpike, Manhasset, L. I., N. Y.

September 21, 1927.

To the Officers of the Grand Council and to the Officers and

Companions of all Councils of Royal and Select Masters of
the State of New York.
GREETING:

In compliance with the General Regulations of the Grand

Council, the Councils of this Jurisdiction are hereby apportioned
for Official Visitations, as follows :

R ... Ill ... CHARLES M. COLTON

Deputy Grand Master
Rochester N. Y.
Union, No. 2 ••..•••••••••.••••.•••••••. New York City
Buffalo, No. 17 . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • . . Buffalo
Binghamton, No. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Binghamton
Joseph Warren, No. 81 .................. Glens Falls
Zabud, No. 84 .......................... Freeport

R: .Ill: .CHARLESH. JOHNSON

Grand P. C. of the Work
Albany, N. Y.
Brooklyn, No. 4 ........................ Brooklyn
Rotica, No. 12 .•.•.••••••••••••••.•.•••. Rome
Dunkirk, No. 25 ..............•......... Dunkirk
Adoniram, No. 36. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elmhurst
Fulton, No. 50 .......................... Fulton
Triangle, No. 85 ........................ Jamaica
 M.".Ill.".GEORGE EDWARD HATCH

Grand Recorder
Rochester, N. Y.
Phoenix, No. 70 ........................ Mt. Vernon
Johnstown, No. 72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnstown

R.".111.".}EROME L. CHENEY
Grand Captain of the Guard
Syracuse, N. Y.
Columbian, No. l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City
King Solomon, No. 3 l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Poughkeepsie
Cryptic, No. 37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saratoga Springs
Hudson, No. 62 ......................... Hudson
Catskill, No. 78 ......................... Catskill
Zarthan, No. 83 ......................... Ilion

R: .Ill: .JOHN A. DERTHlCK

Grand Conductor of the Council
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Southern Tier, No. 16 ................... Elmira
Doric, No. 19 ........................... Rochester
Keystone, No. 20 ..••••.•.•.•••..•.••••. Buffalo
Palmyra, No. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palmyra
Tyrian, No. 43. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plattsburgh
Oneonta, No. 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oneonta

R:.m:.E. PARKER WAGGONER

Grand Lecturer
Buffalo, N. Y.
Bruce, No. 15 .......................... Lockport
Olean, No. 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Olean
Corning, No. 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corning
St. George's, No. 74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schenectady
Skoi-Y ase, No. 75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waterloo
Temple, No. 79 ......................... Niagara Falls

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 R ••• Ill ••• ALBERT s. PRICE
Grand Marshal
Jamestown, N. Y.
Adelphic, No. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City
Bloss, No. 14 ........................... Troy
Watertown, No. 34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watertown
Bath, No. 40 ........................... Bath
Alph-Omega, No. 71. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Medina
Lafayette, No. 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yonkers

R.".Ill.".W1LLIAM F. SEBER
Grand Standard Bearer
Troy, N. Y.
Ancient City, No. 21. . • . . . . • • . . • . . . . . . . . Kingston
De Witt Clinton, No. 22. . . • . . • . • . • . • . . . . . Albany
Jamestown, No. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jamestown
Hornellsville, No. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hornell
Washington, No. 52 ..................... Whitehall
Flatbush, No. 8o ...................... , . Brooklyn

R:.rn:.s. ORMOND GoLDAN

Grand Steward
New York City
Central City, No. 13 .................... Syracuse
King Hiram, No. 18 .................... Auburn
Peekskill, No. 55. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peekskill
Huntington, No. 76 ..................... Huntington
St. Lawrence, No. 77 .................... Potsdam
Salamanca, No. 82. . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salamanca

The Grand Officers are requested to make their visits as early

in the Council year as can be arranged. The Master of each
Council will please immediately communicate with the Officer
assigned to visit his Council and set a date which will be
mutually satisfactory.
The Masters of the Councils are requested to arrange for
the exemplification of one or more of the degrees at the time
of the Official Visit, that the work of the Council may be wit-
nessed by the Visitor.

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 After each visit a report should be immediately prepared in
duplicate and forwarded to the Grand Recorder with two copies
of the inspection blank completely filled out, including a state-
ment of the amount expended for railroad and Pullman fare.
Fraternally yours,
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER,
Grand Master.
Attest:
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH.
Grand Recorder.

REPORT OF R:.111:.CHARLES M. COLTON

Deputy Grand Master
BuFFALO CouNcIL, No. I7
On Thursday evening, December 8, I927, I paid an Official
Visit to Buffalo Council, No. I7. I had the honor on this oc-
casion to be accompanied by M.' .Ill.' .Companion GEORGE ED-
w ARD HATCH, the Grand Recorder. We were entertained at
dinner prior to the Assembly of the Council, where we had
the pleasure of meeting most of the Officers of the Council.
After the dinner we repaired to the Council Chamber, where
we witnessed the conferring of the degrees of Royal and Select
Master. The attendance was not as large as it might have
been due to the fact that the Scottish Rite reunion was being
held at the same time. In addition to Companion HATCH, I was
honored on this occasion by the presence of M.' .Ill.' .FRED E.
OGDEN, Past Grand Master, and R.'.Ill.'.Companions }()HN H.
CLARK, ESBON B. REW, WILLIAM J. KoEPF and Ill.' .Companion
AUGUSTUS A. DERDENGER.

ZABUD CouNcIL, No. 84

It was my pleasure to visit Zabud Council, No. 84, on Thurs-

day evening, February 23, I928. I was met at the Pennsylvania
Hotel in New York by m:.GILBERT c. SHADWELL, the enthu-

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siastic Master of the Council, and escorted to the Masonic Club
at Baldwin, where I was entertained at dinner. We were joined
at this point by the Grand Master, M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINK-
LETTER. After dinner we proceeded to Freeport, where the de-
grees of Royal and Select Master were conferred in a most
impressive manner. Although this is a young Council I think
it bids fair to be a real source of strength to the Grand Coun-
cil. There were also present on this occasion R." .Ill." .S. OR-
MOND GoLDAN, the Grand Steward of the Grand Council, and
R.".Ill.".GEORGE Woon of Zabud Council.

UNION CouNCIL, No. 2

An Official Visit to Union Council, No. 2, is an epoch in

the life of any Grand Council Officer, but I have been enter-
tained so many times by the Officers and Companions of Union
Council, No. 2, that to me it is simply now a real red letter
event, and this year was no exception, when I made my Official
Visit to that Council on Tuesday evening, March 20, I928. Pre-
ceding the Council Assembly I was entertained at dinner at the
Schnorrer Club, and this is one of the most delightful features
of the Official Visit to Union Council, for besides an abundance
being here provided for the inner man, the opportunity is afforded
to meet the Officers, Past Masters and guests in a social way.
After the dinner we repaired to the Council Assembly room,
where the degrees of Royal and Select Master were put on
in the excellent manner in which the work is always done in
Union Council. Refreshments were again served at the close
of the Assembly.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of the Grand
Master, M." .Ill: .Companion GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, and R.".
Ill. ·.s. ORMOND GoLDAN, the Grand Steward of the Grand Coun-
cil; also M: .Ill: .Companions OLIVER H. LABARRE and JosEPH
L. LOCKHART, Past Grand Masters; and R." .Ill: .Companions
J. CALEB FISHER, EowARD FEIH, RoY S. HoucK, ARTHUR W.
PEENE, and Ill.· .Companions }OHN BURDEN of Phoenix Council,
No. 70, and J. STEWART WILSON, HARRY AERY, NICHOLAS PE-
CORA, ERNEST E. WILSON and CLARENCE F. HEATH of Union
Council, No. 2.
 SKOI-YAsE COUNCIL, No. 75

At the request of R.".111.".E. PARKER WAGGONER, who was

prevented by a very important business matter from keeping an
appointment he had made to visit Skoi-Yase Council, No. 75,
I made this Visit for him on the evening of Friday, April I3,
I928. I was entertained at dinner before the Council meeting,
where I had the pleasure of meeting most of the Officers and
Past Masters of this Council in a social way. After the dinner
we repaired to the Council chamber, where the degrees of Royal
and Select Master were put on in a very creditable manner.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of R." .Ill.".
Companions JOHN E. BECKER and CLAYTON H. PINCKNEY,
Grand Representative of the Grand Council of Mississippi, and
also Ill." .Companions ROBERT TAKEL, JR., WILLIAM C. SHANKS,
ToM WILLIAM BAILEY and GEORGE SEMMENS, Past Masters
of Skoi-Yase Council.
I want to take this manner of expressing my great appreci-
ation of the unusual courtesies shown to me by the Master
of the Council.

KEYSTONE CouNCIL, No. 20

At the request of R: .111: .Companion JOHN A. DERTHICK,

Grand Conductor of the Council, who was prevented by ill-
ness from keeping an appointment he had made to visit this
Council, I made the Official Visit on the evening of Tuesday,
April I7, I928.
I was met by the Master, 111.".Companion BINGHAM, and
conducted to the Lafayette Hotel, where I was entertained at
dinner, and had the pleasure in this way of meeting most of
the Officers and Past Masters of Keystone Council, No. 20.
After the dinner I was escorted to the Council chamber, where
the degrees of Royal and Select Master were put on in a most
creditable manner.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of M." .Ill.".
Companions FRED E. OGDEN and WILLIAM S. RISELAY, Past
Grand Masters; R.".111.".E. PARKER WAGGONER, Grand Lecturer,

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and R: .Ill: .GEORGE W. CURTIS; Ill: .Companions HENRY L.
FRY and R. STANLEY RUTHVEN, Past Masters of Keystone
Council, No. 20, and Ill.'.Companion GEORGE L. HODGSON, Mas-
ter of Buffalo Council, No. 17.

JosEPH WARREN CouNCIL, No. 81

On Friday evening, May 4, 1928, it was my pleasure to pay

my first Official Visit to Joseph Warren Council, No. 81, at Glens
Falls. I was met by Ill. '.Companion MOORE, the Master of the
Council, who showed me some of the interesting features of
Glens Falls. I was entertained at dinner at the hotel previous
to the Assembly, when I had the pleasure of meeting some of
the other Officers of the Council. After the dinner we pro-
ceeded to the Masonic Temple, where I witnessed the conferring
of the Royal and Select Master degrees, and the work was
done in a very creditable manner. This Council is ideally situ-
ated, has an enthusiastic lot of Companions, and while one of
the newer Councils I think is destined to be a very success-
ful Council.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of R. ·.Ill.·.
WILLIAM LEE, Grand Representative of the Maritime Provinces,
and 111:.Companions LOYALL. DAVIS and HARRY W. PANGBURN,
Past Masters of Joseph Warren Council.

REPORT OF R.' .Ill. '.CHARLES H. JOHNSON

Grand Principal Conductor of the Work
BROOKLYN CouNCIL, No. 4

On November 19, 1927, the first Official Visit of the year

was made to Brooklyn Council, No. 4. Prior to the Assembly
the Official Visitor was entertained by the Master and other
Officers of the Council and there were also present the Grand
Master of the Grand Council, M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER;
R:. Ill.'. JOHN A. DERTHICK, Grand Conductor of the Council ;
Past Grand Master M: .Ill.' .EUGENE E. HINMAN, and M.'.
E.'.Companion CHARLES HAMMEL, Grand High Priest. The Coun-

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cil was opened in very brief form and there was a good attend-
ance of the Companions. The work of the evening was the
Royal Master degree. This was conducted by the Deputy Mas-
ter in a very able manner. Addresses were made by the Grand
High Priest of the Grand Chapter and other Companions. It
was an enjoyable evening and there was every evidence that
the Officers were well versed in the ritual.
This historical Council deserves the fidelity and support of
its membership and should rank as one of the important ;i.nd
influential Councils of Greater New York. It has ability in its
official line, it has a splendid field of activity and a large mem-
bership, which together should make for success in the field
of the Cryptic Rite.

FULTON CouNCIL, No. 50

On January 27, 1928, the Official Visit was made to Fulton

Council, No. 50. It was a delightful evening in every way.
The weather was clear and cold and the ground was covered
with snow, making a perfect winter evening.
A dinner was held prior to the meeting of the Council and
there was a noticeable spirit of good fellowship. The Council
itself was well attended, which was more commendable because
of the long distance the members had to travel. No work was
done, but the evening was set aside for an address by the
Official Visitor.
This Council seems to have a real mission in Cryptic Ma-
sonry in that section of the State. It has considerable territory
and with the spirit which the members showed on the evening
of the Official Visit it ought to carry far in its influence.
There were present: R.".Ill.".A. M. DRusE, Ill.".WILLIAM E.
HOWARD, m:.c. w. KNIGHT, m:.w. B. HALSTEAD, m:.G. 0.
SNYDER and m:.w. H. SINGLETON.

AnoNIRAM CouNcIL, No. 36

On the evening of January 19, I928, the Official Visit was

made to Adoniram Council. The evening was not one that
was conducive to bringing out a large audience. It had rained

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very heavily all afternoon and also beyond the hour of the
meeting, but in spite of the weather there was a good-sized audi-
ence present and it was particularly delightful to be met at
the station by the Most Illustrious Grand Master himself. At
the meeting there were also present Past Grand Masters M. ·.
Ill.".JosEPH L. LOCKHART, M.".Ill.".OLIVER H. LABARRE and
M. ·.m.·.JAMEs CHAMBERS.
The Assembly was opened in full form. Several members of
the adjoining Chapters of the Royal Arch were present and
the evening was devoted to the reception of the Official Visitor.
He was expected to address the Companions of the Chapter
and of the Council about the Cryptic Rite.
The Council seems to be in good condition and like others
seems to be, perhaps, particularly in need of energetic and en-
thusiastic interest on the part of the membership. There were
present, besides those above mentioned, R. ·.Ill.· .J. CALEB FISH-
ER, R.".Ill.".ARTHUR W. PEENE, R.".Ill.".GEORGE Woon, R:.
rn: .EDWIN L. BROOKS, m: .G. c. SHADWELL and m: .GEORGE.
E. BRADBROOK. The following Past Masters of Adoniram Coun-
cil were also present; Illustrious Companions E. C. KRAPP, H.
S. EMBREE and C. E. BURTIS.

RoTICA CouNCIL, No. I2

The Official Visit to Rotica Coucil, No. I2, at Rome, was

made April 2, I928, and in order to giv~ a demonstration of
what the Officers of the Council could do in presenting the
ritual a part of the degree of Royal Master was put on. The
ritual was very well done. The evening was made interesting
by the presentation by R. ·.Ill.·. WILLIAM F. TREMAIN to Ill.·.
THOMAS PARKE of a Commission as Grand Representative of
the Grand Council of Arkansas near the Grand Council of
New York. ·
The Official Visitor made a speech which filled out the even-
ing. This Council has had an interesting history already and
its Officers are men who have had experience in Masonic affairs.
Every Council becomes sooner or later what its members~ip
desires it shall be and Rotica Council, like all other Councils
or organizations, will develop rapidly if there is united with
the work of the Officers a keen interest m the work of the
Council by its members.

DUNKIRK CouNcIL, No. 25

A situation arose in Albany which made it impossible for me

to get to Dunkirk to fulfill my engagement as the Official Visi-
tor on April 4th. R:.rn:.E. PARKER WAGGONER, Grand Lec-
turer, very kindly came to my assistance and the following is
his report:
"In view of the fact that it had been my privilege to visit
this Council officially a year ago, it gave me added pleasure to
again be able to see them and have an opportunity to note any
progress which had been made.
"Business in the city of Dunkirk has been at almost a stand-
still for the past two years. It is what you might call a one
industry town and when the locomotive works are not operating
everything else seems to suspend. Business is beginning to pick
up which will mean that Masonry in all of its branches will
begin to benefit thereby.
"The Council has done no work so far this year although they
will probably have at least two candidates at their next meeting.
"Since my last visit there, a great many improvements have
been made in their meeting place and today it is the equal of
anything to be found in the State of New York.
"I was accompanied on my visit by three other members of
Keystone Council, No. 20, including the Deputy Master and
Steward, and we were very cordially received and entertained
at a 6 :30 dinner.
"While the average attendance throughout the entire year has
been small, they have met regularly and the Officers have kept
very proficient in their work.
"At the meeting there were forty present in the lodge room
and fifty-four at the banquet. These included ten of their own
Past Masters which is an unusually large percentage."
I am very grateful to Companion WAGGONER for this assistance
and I am sure that the Companions enjoyed his visit.

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 TRIANGLE COUNCIL, No. 85

On May 25, I928, the Official Visit was made to Triangle

Council, No. 85, Jamaica, Long Island, making the last Official
Visit for the year. No work was done by the Council, but
there was a spirit of companionship and good fellowship that
justifies the belief that there ought to be no difficulty in the
Council attracting to itself a goodly number of new members.
There seemed to be a spirit of enthusiasm and eagerness for
the development of the Council and it is the belief of the
Official Visitor that Triangle Council should become a very
influential and prosperous body. The evening was occupied in
an address by the Official Visitor, to which Royal Arch Ma-
sons had been invited.
It was a pleasure to see present Past Grand Master MARTIN
Q. GooD and also R.·.rn.·.companions HAROLD S. EMBREE,
HENRY G. STORY, and rn.·.companion CHARLES GAMBLE;

REPORT OF M: .Ill: .GEORGE

EDWARD HATCH
Grand Recorder
PHOENIX CouNCIL, No. 70

My last Visit to Phoenix Council, No. 70, was made when

I was Grand Master and it was a real pleasure to again meet
with the Companions of Mt. Vernon on Friday, January I3, I928.
Preceding the Assembly, a pleasant hour was spent at a dinner
tendered the Official Visitor, at which were present the Officers
of the Council and guests of the evening. The long and faithful
services of rn:.Companion JOHN BURDEN, the efficient Recorder
of the Council, were rewarded last year by his election to the
office of Master of the Council, and I was happy to be received
by him in that capacity. There were the usual addresses by the
Visitor and other distinguished Companions and then the degrees
of Royal and Select Master were conferred on a class of candi-
,dates, the ritualistic work being well done. It was a source of
regret that train-time came before the social hour which followed
the work of the evening.
That the Past Masters of the Council still have a keen interest
in its affairs was evidenced by the presence of fifteen of their
number, all others being either confined to their homes by illness
or out of the city.
The distinguished Companions whom it was a privilege to
greet during the evening were:
M: .Ill: .OLIVER H. LABARRE, M: .Ill: .JOSEPH L. LOCKHART,
R ... Ill ... OSSIAN LANG, R ... Ill ... GEORGE HERRING, R. .. Ill ...
ARTHUR w. PEENE, R.".Ill.".J. CALEB FISHER; R.".111.'.CHES-
TER D. BABcocK, R.·.m.·.HoRAcE P. HoLLISTER, Ill. ·.GEORGE
E. BRADBROOK, Master of Columbian Council, No. I, Ill." .WIL-
LIAM H. MASON, Ill. '.HARRY w. BROWN, Ill. ·.STEPHEN PRES-
TON, JR., Ill ... WILLIAM R. LEAF, Ill ... ROBERT CLARKE, Ill ...
GEORGE THoMPsoN, m: .JoHN R. MoRsE, m: .HENRY B. BRowN,
Ill." .J. PORTER FREEMAN and Ill. '.CHARLES B. WELLER.

JOHNSTOWN· CouNCIL, No. 72

Met at the station at Fonda on Wednesday, May 9, 1928 by

R.".Ill.".Companion HERBERT T. CLEMANS and 111.".Companion
ROBERT L. DAWSON, Master of Johnstown Council, we were
soon on our way by automobile to Johnstown, a few miles
away. After a pleasant ride, we drew up at the home of R. ·.
rn:.Companion ARTHUR B. WASSUNG whose guest it was my
privilege to be while in Johnstown.
Before the Assembly, a splendid dinner was served to all
of the Companions in the dining room of the new Temple by
the ladies of the Eastern Star, and it is needless to say that
it was greatly enjoyed.
At the Assembly which followed, after being presented and
cordially received by the Master, I addressed the Companions
and was then presented by R.".Ill.".Companion CLEMANS, on
behalf of the Council, with a beautifully engrossed and framed
certificate of Honorary Membership in the Council.
Although there was no degree work, I am sure from having
witnessed it on other visits that it is well done, as was further
shown by the dignified and correct manner in which the opening
and closing ceremonies were conducted.
A very pleasant surprise during the evening was the arrival
of R.'.111.".WrLLIAM F. TREMAIN of Rotica Council, No. 12,
of Rome, who motored over with a number of the Companions

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of his Council. It was also a pleasure to have present R. ·.Ill.·.
Companions ARTHUR B. WASSUNG and HERBERT T. CLEMANS
and Ill.' .Companion ABRAM BAIRD-all Past Masters of Johns-
town Council, No. 72.

REPORT OF R.' .Ill.' .JEROME L. CHENEY

Grand Captain of the Guard
CRYPTIC CouNCIL, No. 37

My visit to Cryptic Council, No. 37, at Saratoga Springs,

was made on February 23, I928. I was met at the station
by the Master, Ill.· .CHARLES P. REEVES, and a number of the
Companions, who escorted me to the hotel. After luncheon we
took a ride about the Village and through the State Reserva-
tion, and the afternoon was pleasantly spent in that manner.
Dinner was served in the Masonic Temple, after which the
Council was opened and I was introduced into the Secret Vault
and welcomed by the Master. The Royal and Select Master
degrees were exemplified in a very creditable manner. I was
particularly pleased with the large attendance, which comprised
more than 25% of the whole membership. The bodies of Ma-
sonry in Saratoga Springs suffered a loss by fire of their Temple
about a year before this visit. This fire destroyed practically
the whole building and most of the unique works o·f art which
distinguished this Masonic home, and was most discouraging.
The Brethren and Companions responded bravely to the situa-
tion, and have restored the property, as well as it could be.
so that those who were familiar with it before the fire, feel
quite at home in the restored building. They are to be greatly
congratulated upon the result of their labors. The presence of
M.'.Ill.'.FRANK M. ADEE, Past Grand Master, was greatly ap-
preciated.

KING Sor.oMON CouNcIL, No. 31.

On February 24, 1928, I visited King Solomon Council, No.

31, at Poughkeepsie. The Master, Ill.'.PAuL A. H. WEISS, met
me at the train and devoted the balance of the afternoon to
my entertainment, driving me about the city and the surrounding

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territory, including the Campus of Vassar College. I was a
guest at a dinner at the Nelson House at which were present
the Officers and Past Masters of the Council. We then repaired
to the Temple, where the Council was opened, and I was of-
ficially received and welcomed by the Master. The degrees of
Royal and Select Master were exemplified, and the work was
distinguished by the appearance therein of our beloved Com-
panion, R. ·.Ill.· .S. WRIGHT BUTLER, Grand Chaplain, who, not-
withstanding his advanced years, still continues, as he has for
many years, to take a prominent part in the rendition of the
degrees, thereby adding greatly to their impressiveness. The
attendance was not as large as might have been wished. This is
a condition with which many of our Councils are faced. Indeed
all Masonic Bodies are struggling with the same difficulty.
With the many diversions of modem life, the Lodge has to
compete with many other forms of employment of leisure time,
and will not draw the attendance, unless its meetings are made
sufficiently interesting to overcome the counter attractions. No
remedy of universal application can be suggested. What should
be done depends a great deal upon local conditions, and the
personality of the presiding Officer is a great factor in the
solution of the problem.

CATSKILL CouNCIL, No. 78

Owing to the difficulty of getting to Catskill Council, No. 78.

at Catskill, I made arrangements with the Companions in Albany
to drive me from there and bring me back, so that I could get
a train which would permit me to meet my judicial engagement
the next morning. Acco~dingly on February 27, I928, I was
met at the station in Albany by Ill.·. Companion BADGLEY, Mas-
ter of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, and a number of other
Companions of that Council and we drove to Catskill. On ar-
riving at the Temple there, we found that the Council had
already been opened, so that I was deprived of the privilege
of seeing that ceremony, but as a compensation, the ceremony
of closing was given in full. This was an innovation which was
quite enjoyable. Ordinarily on these visitations, with the recep-
tion of Visitors, exemplification of degrees and other matters
which take up time, the hour of closing is liable to be late, and
the ceremony is pared to the irreducible minimum. I was duly

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received and welcomed, and witnessed the exemplification of the
degrees, which was done in a highly creditable manner. As this
is a new Council, I was prepared for the usual crudities, which
are ordinarily seen in such cases, but I was agreeably disappointed.
This Council and its Officers are enthusiastic and apparently
are doing good work in the Cryptic field. After the closing, a
social hour was enjoyed, but I was obliged to cut short my
participation in this because of the long ride ahead of me to
Albany. I desire here to express my thanks to Ill." .Companion
BADGLEY and the other Albany Companions who so kindly ac-
companied me and made my visit a possibility.

HuDSON CouNCIL, No. 62

In arranging for my visit to Hudson Council, No. 62, at

Hudson, on April 9, 1928, I again drew upon the courtesy of
the Companions of De Witt Clinton Council, No. 22, of Albany,
and they responded in the true fraternal spirit. My time was
limited and railroad connections were poor, but Ill.· .Companion
BADGLEY, Master of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, accom-
panied by several of the Companions of his Council, met me
at the Albany station, took me to Hudson by automobile and
brought me back in time to meet my schedule. To them I
tender my sincere thanks.
As I was somewhat late in arriving, the Council was already
opened, and I was immediately received in due form and cor-
dially welcomed by the Master. I witnessed the conferring of
the degrees of Royal and Select Master upon three ca::ididates.
I saw nothing to criticize in the manner in which the work
was conducted. This Council feels the general letting up in the
acquiring of new members which is presented in all Masonic
Bodies, and the Officers complain that the attendance is not
what they would like to have, although that fact would not be
apparent from the number who turned out upon this occasion.
It was suggested that interest might be aroused if they were
permitted to hold meetings for the conferring of degrees in the
Tabernacles of some of the neighboring Chapters from which
they draw material. I told them that was a matter which must
be taken up with the Grand Master, as he alone had power
to issue a Dispensation. Personally, I do not like this practice.
I do not believe in cheapening Masonry by traveling around

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the country like a mountebank show. While increase in mem-
bership is desirable, it is not our sole purpose, and we should
not relax our rules or depart from established Masonic practice
with this end in view.

COLUMBIAN CouNCIL, No. 1

Anyone who visits Columbian Council, No. I, in an Official

capacity is sure to experience something out of the ordinary,
and my reception was not an exception to their rule. This is
the premier Council of New York, perhaps of the World. It
antedates the formation of the Grand Council, and since that
time it has been one of the outstanding bodies of its obedience.
It always does things in a large way, and does them well.
My visit was made on April 30, 1928. When I learned of
the distinguished Visitors who were expected, I was almost
appalled, and feared that I would not be able to function amid
so many dignitaries. There were present from the General. Grand
Council of the United States, M.' .P.' .0. FRANK HART, the
General Grand Master, and R.'.P. .ARTHUR D. PRINCE, the
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General Grand Marshal ; and from our own Grand Council :

M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, the Grand Master; R. ·.Ill.·.
CHARLES M. COLTON, Deputy Grand Master; M.; .Ill.· .GEORGE
EDWARD HATCH, Grand Recorder; R.'.Ill.'.JoHN A. DERTHICK,
Grand Conductor of the Council; R.'. Ill.' .E. PARKER W AGGON-
ER, Grand Lecturer; R. ·.Ill.· .ALBERT S. PRICE, Grand Marshal
and R. ·.Ill.· .S. ORMOND GOLDAN, Grand Steward, together with
M.'.Ill.'.OLIVER H. LABARRE, M.'.Ill.'.JAMES CHAMBERS and
M.' .Ill.' .JOSEPH L. LOCKHART, Past Grand Masters. There were
also present M.' .Ill.' .OLIN D. DICKERMAN, Grand Master of
the Grand Council of Massachusetts; from the Grand Council
of New Jersey, M.'.Ill.'.WALTER PosT, Grand Master, and M.'.
Ill.· .JOSEPH MASON, and M. ·.Ill.· .ANDREW McKINNON, Past
Grand Masters; from the Grand Council of Connecticut, M. ·.
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P. .FRANK BEEBE, Grand Master, and M.'.P.'.Companions

GUILD and BARNES, Past Grand Masters, and M.·.m.·.CHARLES
C. DAVIS, Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Illinois,
who is also the General Grand High Priest of the General
Grand Chapter of the United States of America. We were also
favored by the presence of a large number of Masters and

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Past Masters of Councils, and the Grand High Priest, Grand
Secretary and several Past Grand High Priests of the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of New York, the enumeration
of all the names of whom would make this report too lengthy.
The degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred on
a class of eight or nine candidates and were exemplified in a
most finished manner. The visitors were then received and wel-
comed, ending with the Official Visitor. The entertainment was
concluded by a splendid banquet at the Hotel Biltmore, during
which we had the privilege of listening to many of the dis-
tinguished visitors. Upon the whole, it was a very notable
event, and one in keeping with the history and reputation of
Columbian Council.

REPORT OF R." .Ill." .JOHN A. DERTHICK

Grand Conductor of the Council
SouTHERN TIER CouNCIL, No. 16

On April 18, 1928, I went to Elmira to visit Southern Tier

Council, No. 16. I was met at the station by R." .Ill." .CHAUNCEY
B. HAMMOND and the Master, Ill.".FRANK B. BLOSSOM and
after a delightful ride about the city went to the Masonic
Temple where a very fine dinner was served to the members. We
then adjourned to the Council Chamber where I was presented
to the Companions assembled by R.".Ill.'.Companion HAMMOND.
cordially welcomed by the Master and addressed the Companions
on Masonic topics. The degrees of Royal Master and Select Mas-
ter were conferred in full form and well done. I was honored
by the presence of M.".Ill.".GEORGE R. HEMENWAY who drove
all the way from New York to be present at the meeting.
Among others present were R.'.Ill. .HARRY I. TONG and many
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of the Past Masters of the Council.

DoR1c CouNcIL, No. 19

My visit to Doric Council, No. 19, at Rochester, occurred

on May 26, 1928. I arrived at Rochester on Saturday morning
and was entertained, in the way he only knows how to do it,

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by M.".Ill.".GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, until the time for dinner
arrived. At the Sagamore a delightful dinner was arranged
where I met many of the Past Masters 6f Doric Council who
had joined the Master, Ill.· .ALBERT E. CHADWICK in enter-
taining the guest of the evening. We then adjourned to the
Council Chamber where I was presented to the Companions by
M." .Ill.". WILLARD S. BRADT, welcomed by the Master and ad-
dressed the Companions. This was to me a very happy evening
because many of my very close personal friends had honored
me by their presence and spoke at the request of Ill.· .Companion
CHADWICK, the Master. The following distinguished Compan-
ions were present: M." .Ill." .WILLARD S. BRADT, Past Grand
Master; M.·.m.· .GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Past Grand Master
and Grand Recorder; R: .Ill. °.CHARLES M. COLTON, Deputy
Grand Master; R. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE J. VETTER, Past Grand Rep-
resentative; R. ·.Ill.· .LUTHER H. MILLER, Past Grand Repre-
sentative ;R. ·.Ill.·. CHARLES M. BucK, Grand Representative;
and Ill." .HARRY G. GREENSMITH, Ill. °.CHARLES S. NARAMORE,
Ill.·. CHARLES E. COOK, Past Masters of Doric Council.

REPORT OF R.".Ill.".E. PARKER WAGGONER

Grand Lecturer
TEMPLE CouNCIL, No. 79

On Friday evening, April 6, 1928, it was my privilege to

visit Temple Council, No. 79, located at Niagara Falls.
This was indeed a pleasure as Temple Council was one of
those which it was my privilege to organize some years ago.
I was very cordially greeted by the Illustrious Master who
at the time of their institution was installed as Steward.
This Council in line with a number of others throughout the
State is experiencing a little difficulty in securing candidates
owing to lack of employment in their localities. The loyalty
shown by the members of this Council is of the best and another
year will probably see them making rapid strides forward.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of every
one of their Past Masters.

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 ST. GEORGE'S CouNCIL, No. 74

My visit to St. George's Council, No. 74, was made on

April 11, I928.
A visit to this Council is one of the real bright spots in
the experience of those connected with the Grand Council of
the State of New York.
I was met at the station by R.' .Ill.' .E. C. VEDDER and es-
corted to the Van Curler Hotel where we had dinner.
In the evening I was very cordially received into the Council
at one of the largest meetings they had ever had. One hundred
and thirty-seven Companions were present on that occasion.
These included a large number of distinguished visitors, among
whom was M. ·.Ill.· .JAMES A. SMITH, Past Grand Master.
The Super-Excellent Master degree was conferred by an ex-
ceptionally well trained team and I am glad to take this oppor-
tunity to congratulate them on the success of their effort.
While this Council has not been as successful in the way
of securing candidates as has been their usual custom they have
been enabled to create a great deal of interest on the part of
their membership with the result that the average attendance
of the past year has been sixty-two.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of R. ·.Ill.·.
WILLIAM F. SEBER, R.'.111.'.FRANK RICHARDSON, R.'.111.'.
FRED w. POWERS, R.'.Ill.'.ROBERT B. JOHNSTON, R.'.Ill.'.
FRANK H. SARGENT, R.'.Ill.'.GEORGE w. AXTELL, R.'.111.'.
HENRY V. BERGER, R.' .Ill.' .EDWIN C. VEDDER, and Ill.' .Com-
panions, C. E. McARDLE, ]AMES H. DEAL, WINFIELD A. AT-
WOOD, EVERETT E. GREEN, and SAMUEL S. FORSTER.

CORNING CouNCIL, No. 53

It was my privilege to visit this Council on April I9, 1928.

Interest in the Cryptic Rite has been rather dormant i:::i Corn-
ing and vicinity for sometime past. This is evidenced by the
fact that but two meetings have been held during the current
Cryptic year.
In view of this situation I feel very gratified in having an
attendance of twenty-three out of a membership of eighty-four.

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 No degree work was put on, as they had no candidates but
the Officers are efficient in their work as far as I could learn.
During the evening I had a splendid opportunity to talk to
the Companions in an effort to create more enthusiasm for
our Rite and from the expressions made on the part of those
present, I believe that the effort made was successful.
I would be very much surprised if this Council does not
show considerable progress during the next Cryptic year.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of M. ••
Ill: .GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, Past Grand Master, who is at
the present time the Commander in Chief of the Consistory at
Corning, and the following: R. ·.Ill.·. Companions JOHN CoMOSH
and RAY C. RHINEHART; and Ill.· .Companions, ARTHUR D.
MooRE, ANTHONY M. HAISCHER, LEWIS N. LATTIN, and HAR-
RIE 0. ANDERSON, Past Masters of Corning Council.

OLEAN CouNcIL, No. 33

It was my privilege to visit this Council on Wednesday, May
9, I928, accompanied by two other Companions from Keystone
Council, No. 20.
The Council had no work for that evening although there
was one candidate elected whom they were expecting. The only
ritual work which I was able to observe was the opening and
closing which was done in a very creditable manner.
Interest in the Cryptic Rite in Olean is increasing and with
the return of the Recorder to a residence in the city, renewed
interest is expected. I will be very much surprised if this Coun-
cil does not show a decided increase in membership next year.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of the follow-
ing distinguished Companions: R. ·.Ill.· .JOHN G. MURDOCK, R. ·.
111:.A. EowARD KRIEGER, R:.m:.FRANK H. NoRToN, m:.WIL-
0

LIAM L. MYRICK, Ill. .ISAAC B. COLLINS, Ill. .HENRY E. HALL,

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111: .JoHN M. SELTZER, m: .A. M. LLOYD.

BRUCE CouNCIL, No. IS

This old Council was visited on Monday, May I4, 1928.
They are now located in the remodeled Masonic building in
one of the most complete Masonic lodge rooms in the State
of New York.

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 Unfortunately there has been a rather heavy business depres-
sion in this city during tµe past year which has handicapped
them some and they have not be~n able to take advantage of
the incentive of a new building, but they are looking forward
to considerable progress during the coming year.
There was no work on the occasion of my visit but the
snappy and proficient manner of the Officers in the opening and
closing indicated that they were very proficient in their work.
A very enjoyable luncheon was served at the close of the
meeting and the spirit shown by not only the Officers but the
members of the Council indicated that they are keenly interested
in the Cryptic Rite.
I was honored on this occasion by the presence of R. ·.Ill.·.
BURTON A. PREISCH and the following Ill.· .Companions: LEWIS
E. MOREY, ARTHUR c. GLOGER, F. RANDALL THOMPSON, JESSE
M. BELL.
I was accompanied on my trip by Ill.·. Companion HENRY L.
FREY, Past Master of Keystone Council, No. 20.

REPORT OF R ... Ill ... ALBERT s. PRICE

Grand Marshal
LAFAYETTE CouNcIL, No. 86
Lafayette Council, No. 86, received its Charter in October,
and at its first Stated Assembly thereafter, November 14th,
received its Official Visitor.
This Council is enjoying the enthusiasm which attended its
birth ; but the enthusiasm seems to be substantial in its results,
for the Master, Ill.· .ARTHUR W. PEENE, and most of the leaders
here are experienced Officers, and know that success in these
matters is attained by effort and constructive work.
About half the registered membership of the Council were
present, and there were nine visitors. M.' .Ill.' .OLIVER H.
LABARRE was good enough to come up from New York. Ill.·.
JOHN BURDEN, Master at Mt. Vernon, with some of his Officers
and members, came to make the Visitor feel at home; and Ill.·.
ROLAND ELLIS of Adelphic Council, No. 7, also accompanied by
some of his fellow Officers, was present. It is delightful and
encouraging to see the real cordiality and friendly feeling exist-
ing between this new Council and the parent Council, Phoenix,
No. 70, at Mt. Vernon. It augurs well for the future of both.

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 Ill.· .Master PEENE and his Officers, mostly trained in other
Councils and other Masonic Bodies, opened and closed the Coun-
cil and conferred the Royal and Select Master degrees on four
candidates, with credit and ability. In places the work is sur-
prisingly well done, considering the short time the Officers have
worked together. Petitions were received, and the future looks
encouraging.
The Recorder, like some of his co-workers, brings from
another body a training for his task, and his records are ex-
cellently set up.
It was an evening of conferring honors. The present Grand
Master and three Past Grand Masters were made honorary
members, and the veteran J. CALEB FISHER was made a life
member. "OLLIE" LABARRE presented the Council an item of
ritual equipment.
This profitable visit was made delightful by many personal
attentions from old friends and new; and the Visitor left feel-
ing that Lafayette is already a prosperous Council in an ade-
quate field.

ALPH-0MEGA CouNCIL, No. 71

Alph-Omega Council is fortunate in a number of things. It

meets in a new temple of great attractiveness and convenience,-
an inspiring surrounding. It has, in addition, the devoted zeal
of our honored GEORGE A. NEWELL, Past General Grand Master
of the General Grand Council, a great source of strength to
this Council. The Officers themselves are able and efficient, as
their work plainly shows. This Council proves that the mere
lack of size, either in the Council itself or in the community
where it is located, is not a necessary handicap at all to the
securing of able Officers and to good work.
This Council is the heir of a long tradition of history, and
in a couple of years will celebrate its fiftieth birthday. For this
occasion preparations are already being made.
The occasion of this visit on February 13th, was marked by
a good attendance. A candidate received the degrees, and others
are in waiting. The Visitor was most hospitably welcomed and
entertained by M.".P.".Companion NEWELL, m:.Companion
EDWIN M. PHILLIPS, the Master, and his corps of able and

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friendly Officers. There were in attendance several Past Masters;
and Past Master HOLLEY of Bruce Council, No. 15, came over
from Lockport.
During the evening an organist was discovered, and as a result
the degrees will doubtless be enriched from this time by the
very desirable addition of music.

AoELPHIC CouNCIL, No. 7

Adelphic Council is known throughout our Jurisdiction as one

of the strong units, and justly so. It has made notable contri-
butions to our Grand Council in Officers and in other ways.
The latest addition to the Grand Council line, DR. S. ORMOND
GowAN, comes from this Council.
The present energetic and able Illustrious Master, ROLAND E.
ELLIS, is supported by capable Officers. I was impressed with
the fact that they conceive and express the meaning of the
degrees, giving a real interpretation of the ritual. On the even-
ing of the Official Visit on March 8th, the attendance was very
large, and this must have been as inspiring to the Officers as
to the Visitor. Music is used very effectively, and decidedly
increases the carrying power of the work. Past Master HARRY
A. BINGHAM, now Recorder, ably performed an important part
of the work. The candidate must have been impressed with
the degrees ; surely the Visitor was.
It would seem that hospitality could go no further in wel-
coming any Visitor. Courtesies on every hand and from every-
body made an irresistible social atmosphere for this delightful
evening.
The Visitor was honored by the presence of many Masonic
leaders, all of whom were welcomed by Ill." .Master ELLIS.
Grand Master LINKLETTER graciously attended; and there were
present Past Grand Masters LABARRE, CHAMBERS and LOCK-
HART, Grand Standard Bearer SEBER from Troy, and Grand
Steward GoLDAN. It was a particular pleasure to have at this
Assembly ARTHUR H. PARKER, Deputy Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Connecticut. There were eleven Present and
Past Representatives of Grand Councils, and many Present and
Past Masters of other Councils,-JOHN BURDEN of Phoenix,
No. 70, ARTHUR PEENE of Lafayette, No. 86, JAMES DEERY
of Brooklyn, No. 4, CHARLES GAMBLE of Flatbush, No. So.
HENRY SLATER of Adoniram, No. 36, THOMAS F. WILLOCK of
Peekskill, No. 55, A. C. MARKARD and W. KNIGHT VERNON
of Columbian, No. 1. Of the eighteen living Past Masters of
Adelphic, twelve were present,-a splendid record. Of these,
two are Past Grand High Priests of the Grand Chapter.
It is the privilege of the Visitor to pass on to less fortunate
Councils the inspiration received from a Visit to this Council,
and others like it, where a high standard of work is maintained.

BLoss CouNCIL, No. I4

Bloss Council, of Troy, is one of the largest Councils in

this State, and has at times been the largest. For many years
it has maintained a consistent record not for size alone but
also for fine work. It was greatly handicapped by the burning
of the Temple a few years ago, necessitating meeting in tem-
porary quarters; but the less convenient surroundings have not
lowered the quality of the work, and after all that is what counts.
The Super-Excellent Master degree was conferred on the
evening of the Official Visit, April 6, I928, preceded by the
Royal and Select Master degrees conferred in a very brief form
for the benefit of one candidate. The Super-Excellent Master
degree has been used in this Council for many years, and there
is a trained and experienced cast for its production. It was
quite evident that the actors had played the leading parts long
enough to absorb the spirit of the parts. It was ably done,
under the direction of R." .Ill." .LOUIS N. ELLENBOGEN, who took
a leading part. Another important role was played by R." .Ill.".
WILLIAM F. SEBER. Such a production conveys the real inten-
tion and meaning of the drama without making it merely a
spectacle, and justifies it as an important part of this Rite.
It is no small task to be Master of so large and important a
Council; but Ill.· .FRED B. HANCOX is adequately carrying the
responsibility, and is surrounded by Officers who seem to be
in every way fitted for the work. Companion FRED A. RICHARD-
SON is a Recorder thoroughly devoted to the Council and whose
records are in perfect condition.
There was a large attendance at this Assembly, including a
large number of the Past Masters. Among these was R. ·.Ill.·.

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EDWIN BucHMAN, Past Grand Conductor of the Council. Ill.·.
ROLANDE. ELLIS, Master, and R.'.Ill,'.MATTHEW S. CuMNER,
Past Master of Adelphic Council, No. 7, were up from New
York and were indeed welcome. Ill.· .AMOS BURTON, Master of
Hudson Council was present and alsp many other Companions
from nearby Councils.
Preceding the work of the evening there was a dinner at
which the Visitor was privileged to meet those most active in
the matters of Bloss Council. The pleasant evening closed with
a lunch and informal social period for all in attendance at the
Assembly. Companions SEBER, HANCOX and their associates ex-
tended a wonderful hospitality to the Visitor who was made
to feel entirely at home in this friendly group.

WATERTOWN CouNCIL, No. 34

The Assembly of Watertown Council, No. 34, on the evening

of Friday, June 29, I928, was quite unusual in the personnel
of the candidates. One was our popular M.' .W.' .HAROLD J.
RICHARDSON, who has just retired as Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge; and the second was REV. MR. MACDONALD, of
the Episcopal Church. The Assembly was well attended and
was preceded by a social gathering. The degrees of the e~en­
ing show that this Council has able workers. The part ot· ·the
Principal Conductor of the Work was well performed by Past
Master JoHN H. O'BRIEN, Grand Captain of the Host of the
Grand Chapter, R.'.A.'.M.' ..
During the evening Officers were elected and installed for the
coming year.
In the membership of this Council are some men of no small
ability who can perform our dramas well. REV. MR. MAcDoN-
ALD, who is a student of things Masonic, assured the Council
that the degrees impressed him as very delightful and decidedly
important in the Masonic system. With all these encourage-
ments, and with their beautiful Temple and Lodge room, the
Companions of this Council will be doing an injustice to the
Masons of their vicinity if they do not hold monthly Assemblies
for the benefit of candidates. It is encouraging to notice that
there are incipient plans for using the Super-Excellent Master
degree.
 The Visitor found himself in a group of friendly men who
are able Masons, and who received him with a most cordial
hospitality.

REPORT OF R: .Ill:. WILLIAM F. SEBER

Grand Standard Bearer
ANCIENT CITY CouNcIL, No. 2I

On Friday evening, February I7, I928, I made an Official

Visit to Ancient City Council, No. 2I, Kingston, N. Y.
Arriving at the station, I was met by R." .Ill:. W. FRANK
DAVIS, Past Master and now Recorder of the Council, and
escorted to the Stuyvesant Hotel, where we were later joined
at dinner by Ill. ·.Master SNOW and Ill.· .ROBERT B. GROVES,
Past Master, after which we journeyed to the Masonic Temple,
where, in due time, I was introduced into the Secret Vault and
courteously welcomed by the Master. After addressing the Com-
panions, I witnessed the conferring of the Royal Master degree
on one candidate, which was done in a creditable manner.
All the Officers of this Council have filled offices of various
other Bodies of Masonry in Kingston and there should be
greater reward for their work in increased attendance at As-
semblies and greater support on the part of the Companions
of the Council. On the occasion of this visit, the attendance
was small, but I found the Companions present to be enthu-
siastic Cryptic Rite Masons.
I was honored on the occasion by the presence of R." .Ill.' .W.
FRANK DAVIS, Ill.".SAM STERN and IIl.".RoBERT B. GROVES,
Past Masters of Ancient City Council, No. 2I, and by the
presence of Companion HARRY L. EosoN, a member of Bloss
Council, No. I4, with whom I was privileged to take my Cryp-
tic degrees eighteen years ago.

DEWITT CLINTON CouNcIL, No. 22

On Thursday evening, March, IS, I928, I made an Official

Visit to DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, Albany, New York.
Upon my arrival in Albany, I was escorted to the Albany
Club, where at six P. M. I was a guest at dinner attended by
 twenty-eight Officers and Past Masters, after which we jour-
neyed to the Masonic Temple, where in due time I was pre-
sented to the Council by R." .Ill." .Companion CHARLES H. JoHN-
SON, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work, in the presence of
over three hundred Companions, and most graciously received
by the Master, 111." .JERRY B. BADGLEY.
The degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred in
a very careful and painstaking manner by the Officers of the
Council on seven candidates, after which we repaired to the
Banquet Hall of the Temple, where a delightful supper had
been provided, and at which Dean CHARLES C. W. CARVER,
Rector of All Saints Cathedral of Albany, New York, and one
of the candidates, delivered a very inspiring talk on Masonry
as viewed by him.
Ill.· .Master BADGLEY has met with a great deal of success
this year in stimulating interest by a unique system of sending
postal cards to members, and his ideas have resulted in an
increased interest and attendance at Assemblies. This Council,
the largest in the State, is well officered and with such a strong
body of Past Masters, will, in my opinion, continue to lead for
some time to come.
It was very gratifying, indeed, to see nineteen out of twenty-
two Past Masters of the Council introduced in a body.
It was a source of much regret to me, as I know it was to
M:. Ill.". Companion HINMAN, that he was prevented by pro-
fessional duties from being present at the Assembly.
My visit to DeWitt Clinton Council was an extremely pleasant
one and one that will always linger in my memory.
It was a pleasure to be accompanied by the following dis-
tinguished Companions: R. ·.Ill.· .HENRY V. BURGER, St. George's
Council, No. 74; Ill.".JOHN F. KATHAN, Union City Council,
. Union City, N. J.; Ill.· .AMOS BURTON, Hudson Council, No. 62:
R: .Ill: .LOUIS N. ELLENBOGEN, R: .Ill: .FRED w. POWERS, R.".
111.'.ENSIGN s. HOMER, Ill.'.FRANK P. LOTZ, 111.'.FRED B. HAN-
COX, Master, Bloss Council, No. 14; and the following Past
Masters of DeWitt Clinton Council: R.' .Ill. '.CHARLES H. JOHN-
SON, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; R.". Ill.". GEORGE
R. HODGKINS, Past Grand Standard Bearer; R. ·.Ill.· .EUGENE
CRAWFORD, R.".111.'.N. IRVING MARTIN, R.".111.".ERNEST c.
JOHNSON, R.".111.".EUGENE B. SANFORD, R.".111.".EDWARD c.
EATON, JR., 111.".WILLIAM H. BUTLER, 111.".LEWIS c. VANDER-
HEYDEN, rn:.HowARD WATSON, 111.".GEORGE c. VROMAN, 111:.
ARTHUR B. GREGG, 111: .WILLIAM T. FLETCHER, 111: .HERBERT
H. HOWARD.

WASHINGTON CouNcIL, No. 52

On Friday evening, April IJ, I928, I made an Official Visit

to Washington Council, No. 52, at Whitehall, New York.
Arriving at the station, I was met by my good friend, R. ·.
Ill." .Companion HERMON E. SULLIVAN, Past Master and now
Recorder of Washington Council, and escorted to the Masonic
Temple, where, in due time, I was conducted into the Secret
Vault by Ill.' .Companion OTIS A. DENNIS and cordially received
by R.".111.".WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS, Past Master of the Council,
who acted for the Master.
The degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred on
two candidates by the Officers, a number of whom are Past
Masters. of the Council. R. · .11. ·.Companion WILLIAMS acted as
Master in both degrees, which were conferred in a very credit-
able manner, notwithstanding the fact that this was the first
time the degrees were conferred since last May.
The continued activities of the Past Masters is one of the
outstanding features of Washington Council. At the time of
the visit, nine out of ten: Past Masters were present, the one
absentee being out of town. In talking with the Officers and
Past Masters, they all feel that at the Annual Election next
month some changes will be made, which will in their opinion
materially benefit the Council.
A delightful feature of the visit was the presentation to R. ·.
rn: .Companion WILLIAMS on behalf of the Grand Master of
a commission as Grand Representative of the Grand Council
of Wisconsin.
After the Council was closed, the Companions repaired to the
banquet hall where a delightful banquet had been provided by
the local Chapter of the Eastern Star and a social hour enjoyed.
I am pleased to report the presence of Ill.· .HERBERT H. How-
ARD, Past Master of DeWitt Clinton Council, No. 22, of Albany,
New York, and the following Past Masters of Washington
Council: R: .Ill: .HERMON E. SuLLIVAN, R." .Ill: .WILLIAM J.

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WILLIAMS, 111.".0ns A. DENNIS, Ill.".CLARENCE E. PARKER,.
Ill.".DEWEY A. FORBUSH, Ill.".WILLIS G. c. Woon, rn:.c. CLIN-
TON HOLT, Ill: .GoRDON z. DEAN.

FLATBUSH CouNCIL, No. 8o

On April 24, 1928, I made my Official Visit to Flatbush

Council, No. So.
Arriving at the Grand Central Station, New York, I was met
by the Master, Ill.·. CHARLES A. GAMBLE and escorted to the
Flatbush Masonic Temple, Brooklyn, New York, where we were
joined by the Grand Master, M. .Ill. .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER
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and R." .Ill." .JOHN A. DERTHICK, Grand Conductor of the Coun-

cil. We then repaired to a noted restaurant in Brooklyn, where
we were joined by the Officers, Past Masters of Flatbush Coun-
cil and invited guests-in all about twenty-and entertained at
dinner.
After dinner, we returned to the Masonic Temple, where in
due time, I was presented in the Secret Vault by R.".Ill.".JoHN
A. DERTHICK and cordially received by the Master. The Royal
and Select Master degrees were conferred on three candidates
in a very efficient manner, the ritualistic work of the Master
being particularly impressive.
The Companions of this Council are active, energetic and
greatly interested in the Cryptic Rite.
Considering the inclemency of the weather, the attendance was
good and a splendid spirit was manifested.
There were present: M." .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand
Master; R. ·.Ill.· .JOHN A. DERTHICK, Grand Conductor of the
Council; R:. rn:. s. ORMOND GoLDAN, Grand Steward; R.'. 111:.
MATTHEW S. CuMNER, R. ·.Ill.· .HARRY A. BINGHAM and Ill.·.
HENRY HELLER of Adelphic Council, No. 7; Companion Wu.-
LIAM W. GRAHAM, Deputy Master, Adelphic Council, No. 7;
Ill.· .ALBERT C. MARKARD, Columbian Council, No. I ; WALTER
L. BANTA, Deputy Master and FREDERICK G. GoTTSCH, Principal
Conductor of the Work, Brooklyn Council, No. 4; and the
following Past Masters of Flatbush Council: R:. m:. HENRY
G. STORY, Ill.· .DAVID M. BoE.

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 JAMESTOWN CouNCIL, No. 32

On Thursday, May IO, I928, I made an Official Visit to

Jamestown Council, No. 32.
Arriving in Westfield, I was met by M.".Ill.".RoLAND K.
MASON, Past Grand Master, R .•. Ill.'.ALBERT S. PRICE, Grand
Marshal, and Companions FRED GALLOWAY and CHARLES
NICHOLS. We then drove to Jamestown, where I met the Mas-
ter, Ill.· .C. V. ELMER GUSTAFSON, with whom we had luncheon.
In the afternoon, I enjoyed a beautiful drive through the sur-
rounding country and returned in time to join the Companions
at a banquet, held at the Masonic Temple at 6 :30 P. M.
At eight o'clock, I was Officially presented to the Companions
by R: .Ill: .Companion, ALBERT S. PRICE, Grand Marshal, and
graciously received by the Master.
The degree of Super-Excellent Master was conferred on four-
teen candidates by a special cast under the direction of R. ••
Ill.· .ALBERT S. PRICE, in a very efficient manner. In fact, I
have no hesitation in saying I have never witnessed a better
rendition of this degree. The interpretation of the various
characters by the Companions taking part was excellent.
It was at Jamestown that I first attended a Grand Council
Assembly and it was indeed a pleasure to renew many acquain-
tances and to make new ones, and the memory of the day spent
with the Companions of Jamestown Council will linger long
in my memory.
There were present: R: .Ill: .A. EDWARD KRIEGER, and Ill.".
ARTHUR M. LLOYD, Past Masters of Salamanca Council, No. 82;
and the following Past Masters of Jamestown Council, No. 32:
M: .Ill: .ROLAND K. MASON, R: .Ill: .ALBERT s. PRICE, R: .Ill:.
JAMES H. MASON, Ill.".JosEPH R. RoGERS, Ill.".HENRY M. LUND,
m:.FRED H. ANDERSON, rn:.THEoooRE N. NEr..soN, m:.En.
E. GUSTAFSON, Ill ... GEORGE w. HOSIE.

HoRNELLSVILLE CouNCIL, No. 35

It was my pleasure to Officially Visit Hornellsville Council,

No. 35, on Friday evening, May 11, I928.
Upon arriving at the Station in Hornell, I was met by R:.
rn.·.PHILIP M. NAST, JR., Recorder GEORGE H. GROSVENOR and
 Companion CLARENCE C. PROCTOR, Grand Standard Bearer of
the Grand Commandery of the Knights Templar of the State
of New York, and escorted to the Sherwood Hotel, where we
attended a Rotary luncheon as the guests of Companion PROC-
TOR. After lunch, we motored to Canisteo where we met the
Master, Ill.· .DUNCAN BouGHNER and Senator LEON F. WHEAT-
LEY and enjoyed a delightful drive through the surroundi::tg
country.
After being entertained at dinner, we journeyed to the Ma-
sonic Temple where in due time I was presented to the Com-
panions by R.' .Ill.' .PHILIP M. NAST, ]R. and cordially received
by the Master.
The Royal and Select Master degrees were conferred in a
very creditable manner on one candidate by R.'.Ill.'.JoHN B
HAGADORN, assisted by the Master, and R.' .Ill.' .PHILIP M
NAST, JR. and the other Officers, the Council using very up-to-
date equipment and paraphernalia.
Although the attendance was small, the Companions present
showed a splendid spirit.
The books and records are kept in a very efficient manner
by Recorder GROSVENOR and the Council is in excellent finan-
cial condition.
After the conferring of the degrees, the Companions repaired
to the Banquet Hall where a delightful banquet was served
by the ladies.
The following Past Masters of Hornellsville Council were
present: R.'.Ill.'.PHILIP M. NAST, JR., R.'.Ill.'.JoHN B. HAGA-
DORN, Ill.' .FRED STEPHENSON, Ill.' .GUY LOPER.

ONEONTA CouNCIL, No. 87

On Wednesday, May 23, 1928, I made an Official Visit to

Oneonta Council, No. 87.
This Visit was assigned to R.' .Ill.' .JOHN A. DERTHICK, Grand
Conductor of the Council, who, owing to illness was unable to
make it, so I gladly undertook to take his place.
Accompanied by R.' .Ill.' .FRED W. PowERS, Past Master, and
Companion EDWARD B. ALLEN, Conductor of the Council, of
Bloss Council, No. 14, I arrived in Oneonta and was met by the
Master, Ill.'.Companion STRATTON and several Companions and

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taken to the Elks Club, where a delightful dinner was served,
after which, we repaired to the Masonic Temple, where, in due
time, I was introduced in the Secret Vault by Companion FoRD,
Principal Conductor of the Work, and cordially received by
the Master.
This Council received its Charter at the last Assembly of
the Grand Council and has met regularly since that time, but
has not been doing much work. However, at the April meeting
the Royal Master degree was conferred on four candidates and
at this meeting the Royal Master degree was conferred on one
candidate and the Select Master degree was conferred on five
candidates, the work being done in a very creditable manner.
The Officers are proficient, all of them having served as pre-
siding Officers in other Masonic Bodies. The Master, Ill.".Com-
panion STRATTON, who soon after taking office, removed to
Mohawk, New York, has been very conscientious in his duties,
making the trip of over sixty miles to be present at each meeting.
I found the Companions interested in the Cryptic Rite which
is all new to them, and as they are quite a distance removed
from any other Council, do not have an opportunity to visit
and see the work of other Councils.
This Council has a large territory to draw from, there being
eight Chapters in their Jurisdiction and I have no hesit:mcy
in expressing the opinion that by the time the next Official
Visitor calls on them, they will show a very material gain in
numbers and a corresponding gain in interest and enthusiasm.
After conferring the degrees, the Companions repaired to the
Banquet Hall where a delightful buffet luncheon was served.

REPORT OF R.".Ill.".S. ORMOND GoLDAN

Grand Steward
PEEKSKILL CouNcIL, No. 55

On April I2, I928, I made my Official Visit to Peekskill

Council, No. 55, stationed at Peekskill, New York. I was met
on the train from New York by Ill." .Companion WILLOCK, the
Master, who made the journey with me. On our arrival we
were met by Ill.· .Companion ALLPORT, the Recorder, and other
line Officers of the Council with whom we were entertained at
dinner. About 8 :oo o'clock we proceeded to the Masonic Temple.
and shortly after the opening of the Council I was ushered into
the Assembly chamber by R. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE E. BRIGGS, Past Mas-
ter of the Council and Past Grand High Priest of Royal Arch
Masons in the State of New York, who introduced me to the
Master and Companions. I was then conducted to the East
and given grand honors after which I addressed the Council.
It is interesting to note that this Council holds its Assemblies
in a new Masonic Temple amid surroundings most conducive
to excellent work, culminating in an increase in membership and
importance in Masonic activities. While the opening and closing
of the Council was performed in a creditable manner, the de-
gree work could not be judged as there were no candidates.
In a general discussion it was proposed to develop more
interest in the Council at its next stated Assembly, with candi-
dates, degree work and a full attendance.
At the request of M:.111:.Grand Master GEORGE 0. LINK-
LETTER I had the pleasure of presenting a Commission to Ill.·.
FRANK H. WHITNEY, a Past Master, as Grand Representative
of the Grand Council of the State of Colorado near the Grand
Council of the State of New York. Our R:. 111.". Companion
was agreeably surprised and expressed his pleasure in well
chosen words.
Among the Companions present were R." .Ill." .GEORGE E.
BRIGGS, 111: .EDWARD L. BULLOCK, Ill." .CHARLES E. FELTON,
111: .H. FIELD HORNE, 111: .SOLOMON LICHTER, 111: .LEWIS ALL-
PORT, Ill ... ALBERT E. CRUGER, R ... Ill ... FRANK H. WHITNEY.
There was also present Companion FRANK I. FELTER, Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work of Union Council, No. 2, of
New York City.

CENTRAL CITY CouNcIL, No. 13

On April 14, I928, I made my Official Visit to Central City

Council, No. I3, at Syracuse, New York. After a most cordial
welcome by the Master, Ill.· .ERWIN G. NICHOLS, I was motored
through the City of Syracuse, visited the University Buildings
and Stadium and other places of interest as mentioned by Com-
panion NICHOLS. Upon our return I was personally welcomed
by M:.111:.Past Grand Master of the Grand Council, HENRY
A. MAcGRUER, after which with some twenty other distinguished
Companions of Central City Council I enjoyed a sumptuous

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banquet at The Hotel Onondaga. We then proceeded to the
Masonic Temple where I witnessed the opening of the Council.
which was done in a most creditable manner, by the Illustrious
Master and Officers.
Distinguished Craftsmen of the Cryptic Rite were then intro-
duced and welcomed by the Master, after which I had the honor
of being conducted in and introduced to the Master and Com-
panions by R. ·.Ill.· .JEROME L. CHENEY, Grand Captain of the
Guard of the Grand Council. who after gracious words of
welcome by the Illustrious Master conducted me to the East.
Central City Council conducts its Assemblies in a beautiful
Council chamber, appropriately decorated, and inspiring for the
conferring of the Cryptic degrees. I have had and have most
pleasant recollections of the very hall, as I was there elected
as Grand Steward.
Central City Council is one of the large Councils in the State
and its membership consists of the most renowned members in
our Great Craft in general as well as the Council of Royal and
Select Masters, in particular.
Both the opening and closing of the Council were performed
in a correct and pleasing manner and while I could not judge
the degree work as there were no candidates, I am creditably
informed it is equal to any in the State.
Death has left its sombre pall during the year on Central
City Council in the loss of its Deputy Master, Companion WIL-
LIAM F. TIMMERMAN, and M. ·.Ill.· .HERBERT W. GREENLAND
Past Grand Master. R.".Ill.".Companion CHENEY spoke most
feelingly of the great merits of these Companions.
My Visit to Central City Council will always be remembered
as one of the most pleasant events in my Masonic career.
Among the distinguished craftsmen present may be mentioned
the following: M.".Ill.".H. A. MAcGRUER, R.".111.".}EROME L.
CHENEY, R.".111.".W. L. CUMMINGS, R.".Ill.".GEORGE L. HAN-
COCK, Ill." .ELMER J. CLARK, Ill:. CHESTER D. CROWELL, Ill.".
LLOYD RICHARDSON, Ill ... HERMAN REESE, Ill ... CHRISTIAN LEH-
MAN, Ill ... DAVIS D. MOHLER.

HUNTINGTON CouNCIL, No. 76

On Friday April 27, 1928, I visited officially Huntington
Council, No. 76, and was met at the train by the Master, Ill.".

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KURT J. GALOW, who in spite of a heavy rain motored about
the town of Huntington where we had the pleasure of noting
many things of interest. Huntington is located on the North
Shore of Long Island, justly famed as the Paradise of the East.
Of especial interest was the large rock with bronze tablets
commemorating the episode of Nathan Hale. This is situated
on the banks of Huntington Bay which I was informed was
the sole counterpart in America of the Bay of Naples.
Upon our return we were joined by R. ·.Ill.· .A. E. LOWNDES,
and after a ride of some miles I was introduced to several other
Companions and enjoyed a splendid dinner with them.
Upon our return, the Council was opened in full form with
all the Officers present and the work performed in a most
perfect and enjoyable manner. The Officers of this Council are
all enthusiastic Cryptic Rite Masons and the manner in which
the chair work was performed augurs well for the future of
this Council.
There being no candidates, no degree work was exemplified.
The closing of the Council was on the same plane of excellence
as the opening.. Huntington Council has a large and agreeable
Assembly chamber, a fitting place for the rendition of the beauti-
ful degrees of the Cryptic Rite.
Considering the inclement weather there was a good attend-
ance of Companions present. Of special note was the large
delegation from Union Council, No. 2, of New York, who
motored down by bus. M.'.Ill.'.OLIVER H. LABARRE, Past Grand
Master of the Grand Council and Past Master of Union Coun-
cil, headed this splendid delegation, among whom it is interesting
to note was R. ·.111. ·.EDWARD FEIH. There were also present
Companions WESTLEIN, TIMMERMAN, BENJAMIN, MARTIN,
GERLING, BACKUS, SALERNO, MILLS, OBERMEIER, HASKE, DEWEY.
BAKER, MATHIE, SMEDLEY, LEISSLER, CLEVELAND, GRAF, and
LAUTERBACH.

ST. LAWRENCE CouNcIL, No. 77

While Potsdam, New York, has not its San Souci counterpart
of the Grand Trianon at Versailles with which we unconsciously
associate the name Potsdam, it has more useful palaces in the
splendid institutions of learning renowned throughout the State,
conducive to engendering kingly qualities in the individual rather
than princely edifices.
On May 8, I928, I arrived in Potsdam to make my Official
Visit as representing the Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masters of the State of New York. I was met by Companion
FEARL who at once proceeded to enlighten me with the points
of interest about the town. After luncheon we motored through-
out the country some sixty-five miles, visiting Massena and in-
tervening villages, and upon our return had a magnificent view
for some miles of the mighty St. Lawrence.
After dinner I attended the opening of St. Lawrence Council
with the Illustrious Master and other Officers in their respective
places. The degrees of Royal and Select Master were conferred
upon one candidate, after which I was introduced as the Official
Visitor by R. .Ill. .FRANK F. WILLIAMS, M. D., and given a
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hearty welcome.
The opening and closing of the Council as well as the degree
work was performed in a most excellent manner. St. Lawrence
Council is small numerically having a membership of fifty-four
Companions, who display considerable enthusiasm which augurs
well for the Cryptic Rite in this vicinity. Among those present
were R: .Ill: .FRANK F. WILLIAMS, m: .Companion WEEGAR,
Companions FEARL and FULTS.
In closing this report I desire to express my appreciation to
both Companions FEARL and FuLTs for a most pleasant day,
the remembrance of which is most vividly impressed on my
memory.

KING HIRAM CouNCIL, No. 18

On May 9, 1928, I Visited King Hiram Council, No. 18, at

Auburn, New York. I was met at Syracuse by the Master,
Ill.".JoHN E. HEYWOOD, with whom I motored through a country
of verdant hills some twenty-six miles to Auburn.
After dinner at the Hotel Osborne, we arrived at the Masonic
Temple about eight o'clock and witnessed the opening of King
Hiram Council, with the regular Officers occupying their re-
spective places. There being no candidates, no degree work was
undertaken, and we enjoyed a period of refreshment with the
Companions, after which I was introduced as Official Visitor

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by Ill: .L. C. MARTIN, Past Master of King Hiram Council
and then given a most cordial welcome by the presiding Master,
Ill.· .JOHN E. HEYWOOD and Companions present, after which
I tendered the fdicitations of our Grand Master, M. ·.Ill.·.
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, and then addressed the Council.
The opening and closing of the Council was performed by
the regular Officers in a correct and enjoyable manner, indi-
cating a knowledge of the ritual when conferring degrees.
Among the Companions present were the following Past Mas-
ters of the Council: Ill ... FRED J. HUMPHREYS. Ill •.. FRED s.
THoMPsoN, rn:.JoHN T. LEACH, m:.GEoRGE T. CLARKE, m:.
JOSEPH W. DOUGLAS, Ill.' .IRVING C. KIJ)l"G, Ill ... F. MAURICE
HARROP, and Ill.".LEWIS E. MARTIN.

SALAMANCA CouNCIL, No. 82

On Monday, May I4, Ig28, I journeyed to Salamanca to

make my Official Visit as representing the Grand Master and
Grand Council of the State. I found awaiting me when the
train arrived Ill.· .FREDERICK C. PIFER, the Master, with whom
I had an enjoyable luncheon, after which we motored over the
hills about Salamanca as far as the State line of Pennsylvania.
Companion PIFER proved to be an entertaining host. After our
return, with some forty-five other Companions I was entertained
in the refectory of the Temple where dinner was served. It is
interesting to note that the decorations were in characteristic
Council fashion with appropriate colors, all showing an attention
to detail of high order, due I was informed, to the skill of the
Deputy Master, Companion HOWARD E. HANCOCK.
After dinner we proceeded to, the Masonic Temple where the
Council was opened in perfect form, each Companion perform-
ing his respective work in true ritualistic manner. Salamanca
Council holds its Assemblies in the newly decorated Masonic
Temple of colonial simplicity of white pilasters with panels of
lapis lazuli blue; this, with neutral floor covering and upper walls
was most conducive to rest and relaxation as not distracting
from the work. A bit of Oriental color was added to the scene
by the Feraghan Rug extending from the floor up the steps
to the Master's Chair. The entire setting was harmonious,
nothing threadbare, with no archaic walls so frequently seen.

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 After the opening of the Council the distinguished visitors
were admitted, and I was introduced as Official Visitor and
welcomed in true and enthusiastic Council fashion, after which
I had the pleasure of addressing the Companions.
The work of the evening was conferring the degree of Super-
Excellent Master upon fifteen Select Masters. I cannot speak
too highly of the splendid work in conferring this degree, the
dramatization was worthy of legitimate actors and from every
viewpoint would be classed a perfect portrayal. Salamanca
Council is but five years old, has seventy-two members, the
Officers proficient in their work, dressed correctly, indicating a
proper conception of their office, serious, and enthusiastic, a
credit to the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of
the State of New York.
During the evening R. ·.Ill.·. Companion ALBERT S. PRICE pre-
sented to Companion ARTHUR M. LLOYD a Commission as Grand
Representative amid great applause. Companion PRICE spoke
glowingly of Salamanca Council and Companion LLOYD, after
which, R. '.Ill.' .Companion LLOYD expressed his appreciation of
the honor conferred upon Salamanca Council and himself.
Among the visitors present were R.' .Ill.· .ALBERT S. PRICE,
Grand Marshal; R.'.Ill.'.FRANK H. NORTON, Olean Council, No.
33; Ill. .. c. v. ELMER GUSTAFSON, CHARLES H. DERBY, ISAAC P.
COLLINS, and the following Past Masters of Salamanca Council.
No. 82: R.'.Ill.'.A. EDWARD KRIEGER, R.'.Ill.'.ARTHUR M.
LLOYD, Ill.' .CLIFFORD C. CHENEY, and Ill.'. WARREN J. HoY.
In concluding this report I wish to say that my experiences
during my visit to Salamanca Council are most pleasantly im-
pressed upon my memory as one of the conspicuous events
of my life.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion there remains little to be said. I should be

lacking, however, in a proper sense of appreciation if I failed
to express my gratitude to those with whom I have spent many
pleasant hours in the work of the Grand Council. While I shall
always be under a debt of gratitude to all my colleagues for
their ever ready desire to cooperate and also feel very deeply
my debt for the many acts of courtesy by my Companions all

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 over the Jurisdiction, I must in justice to the Grand Recorder
say we of the Grand Council and the Constituent Councils are
extremely fortunate in having such a zealous worker to handle
the business affairs of the Grand Council.
As we enter upon the deliberations of this Assembly and as
I am about to transfer the authority of the Grand Master to
other and doubtless better hands, I can only say that I reflect
with much pleasure on my activities of the past seven years
and while many of my visions. have not materialized and there
is much left undone, I feel happy in the realization that T
have done my best as I saw my duties, and while the Grand
Council may not have benefited by my endeavors, at least I
can say with the utmost sincerity that my labor in the Secret
Vault has made me a better man. I pray for divine blessing
upon our present deliberations.
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER,
Grand Master.

On motion, the Grand Master's Address was referred to

the Committee on Grand Master's Address for subdivision and
reference.
 Report of Grand Treasurer

The Grand Treasurer presented the following as his Annual

Report, which, on motion, was received and referred to the
Committee on Finance and Accounts :

Glens Falls, N. Y., September IO, I928.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

Your Grand Treasurer presents the following as his Annual

Report:

RECEIPTS
1927
Aug. 22 Balance on hand per last report .................. $10,078.68
1!)28
Aug. 2 Received from Grand Recorder ................... . 9,000.00
Sept. 8 " " Bank Interest .....•.......•••.... 40.25
IO " Grand Recorder . ................... . l,312.57
IO " " 126.50

$20,558.00

DISBURSEMENTS

.
Paid Warrant 949.
" 901.
Pay of Officers and Representatives ...
The Onondaga Company, Entertainment
$1,922.26

.. 902.
of Guests ........................••
Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... .
148. IO
210.75
903. George A. Newell, Grand Treasurer's
Expenses ..........................• 25.00
904. M. E. Wolff Company, Grand Recorder's
Bond .............................. . 12.50
. 905.
go6.
Charles E. LeRoy, Printing .......... .
General Grand Recorder, Rituals ..... .
57.15
25.00
907. George 0. Linkletter, Expenses to Gen-
eral Grand Council. ................ . 250.00
908. Buffalo Fire Office, Grand Treasurer's
.. 909.
Bond .............................. .
Charles M. Colton, Expenses to General
5.00
Grand Council .................... .
" 910. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...•...
911. Eugene Crawford, Reporting Annual
Assembly ........•...•.•......•.•••.

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 912. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc ... 166.67
" 913. The Onondaga Company, Entertainment
of Guests ......................... . 37.6o
" 914. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... .
Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. .
14.75
915. 166.67
916. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... . 24.75
" 917. Cha:l~s M. Colton, Expenses Official
V1s1ts ............................ .. 17. IO
" 918. General Grand Council Dues ......... .
Grand Recorder's Appropriation for Of-
262.44
" 919.
fice Expenses ..................... . 150.00
" 920. Ossian Lang, Preparing Correspondence
Report ............................ . 300.00
921. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .•. 166.66
" " 922. H. E. Wilson, Inc., Flowers ......... . 20.50
923. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... . 23.50
924. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
925. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing Pro-
ceedings .......................... . 1,526.o6
" 926. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
927. Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... . 4.25
928. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.66
929. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
" 930. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
931. Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.66
" 932. Dieges & Oust, Past Grand Master's
Jewel ............................. . 75.00
933, Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. . 166.67
" 934. George Edward Hatch, Expenses, Of-
ficial Visits ....................... . 52.38
935. Wil!i~m F. Seber, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts ............................. . 71 .81
936. E. ~~rker Waggoner, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts ............................. . 55.10
937. S. 9:mond Goldan, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts ............................. . 103.95
" 938. Cha;I~s H. Johnson, Expenses, Official
.. 939.
V1s1ts ............................. .
Zimmerli Business Corp., Book Case for
78.6o
Office 9.36
940. Chart es ii.'. c~ti:~;:. '&ci>'e~.s~:. offi~i~
Visits ....................•.•....... 90.49
941. J ero.~e L. Cheney, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts ..........•................... 56.82
" 942. JohJ? . A. Derthick, Expenses, Official
V1s1ts •..........•.................. 58.00
943. Albert S. Price, Expenses, Official Visits 120.38
944, Grand Recorder's S"Llary, Rent, Etc ... 166.67
" 945. George 0. Linkletter, Grand Master's
Expenses ......................... · 373.g6
.. .." 946.
947.
Edward H. Lisk, Inc., Printing ...... .
Grand Recorder's Salary, Rent, Etc .. .
75.50
166.66
" 948. Charles W. Timmerman, Grand Master's
Apron ...........•..••........•..... 45.00
September ro, 1928. Balance on hand ..................... . n,895.29

$2o,558.oo
 I also report that I have in my hands U. S. 4% Liberty
Loan Bonds of the value of $2,500.00, belonging to the Grand
Council.
Fraternally submitted,
GEORGE A. NEWELL,
Grand Treasurer.

Report of Grand Recorder

The Grand Recorder presented the following as his Annual

Report, which, on motion, was received and referred to the
Committee on Finance and Accounts :

Glens Falls, N. Y., September 10, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNc1L:

In compliance with Section II of the Constitution, I hereby

submit my report as Grand Recorder.

Cash receipts for the year have been as follows:

For Grand Council dues and fees ......................... . $9,841.40

Sale of Rituals ........................................... . 22.00
Dispensation fees for Special Assemblies .................. . 9.50
Interest on Securities in possession of Grand Treasurer ... . 566. 17
Total receipts from all sources ........................ . $10,439.07

All of this amount has been paid to the Grand Treasurer and
for which I have his receipts.
The fund for the incidental expenses of the Grand Recorder's
Office stands as follows :

On han4 ..;\ugust 22, 1927 •.•••.••••...•••••••••••••..•••••• $ 59.65

Appropriation 1927 •.•...•••• • • · •• • · · • • • • • · · • · · • • • • · • · · · • • • 150.00
Total ................................................. . 209.65
Disbursements during the year ............................ . rn6.49
Total amount on hand September 10, 1928 .......... . $103. 16

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 STATISTICS
Registered members May 31, 1927 ........................... . 13,132
Companions greeted during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Companions affiliated during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Companions restored during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Charter members new Councils. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 455
Total ................................................... . 13,587
Companions died during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Companions dimitted during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Companions suspended during the year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Companions dropped at own request.................... 55 551
Registered members May 31, 1928 ........................... . 13,036
Net loss for the year ....................................... . g6
Fraternally submitted,
GEORGE Enw ARD HATCH,
Grand Recorder.

Report of Grand Truateea

The Grand Trustees presented the following report, which,

on motion, was received and referred to the Committee on
Finance and Accounts:

Glens Falls, N. Y., September IO, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:
Total assets as reported, August 22, 1927.................. $13,218.36
Received:
Interest on Liberty Bonds...................... $1o6.25
Erie County Savings Bank, Interest to July 1, 1928 40.56
East River Savings Institution, Interest to
July 1, 1928................................... 154·57
National Savings Bank, Interest to July 1, 1928.. 173.07
National Bank of Watervliet, Interest to
July I, 1928.................................. 5.20
Union Trust Company of Jamestown, Interest to
July 1, 1928.................................. 86.83 566.48
Total .............. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,784.84
Disbursed:
To Grand Recorder: Interest accumulations for year end-
ing July 1, 1927........ ... ..... .. .... . . . . .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . 566.17
Total assets July 1, 1928............................... 13,218.67

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 The above funds are invested as follows :
Erie County Savings Bank, Buffalo, N. Y................ . $ 1,039.92
East River Savings Institution, New York, N. Y.......... . 3,532.66
National Savings Bank, Albany, N. Y..................... . 3.955·55
National Bank of Watervliet, Watervliet, N. Y............ . II9.99
Union Trust Company, Jamestown, N. Y................. . 2,070.55
Fourth Liberty Bonds .................................... . 2,500.00
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,218.67
The Bank Books and Fourth Liberty Bonds are in possession
of the Grand Treasurer.
Fraternally submitted,
ROLAND K. MASON,
OLIVER H. LABARRE,
Grand Trustees.

Report of Committee on Credentials and Returns

The Committee on Credentials and Returns presented the fol-

lowing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted :

Glens Falls, N. Y., September 10, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee on Credentials and Returns respectfully re-

ports that in addition to the Grand Officers and Permanent
Members of the Grand Council, the following Councils have
made Returns, paid their dues and their Representatives, as
designated below, are entitled to seats in the Grand Council :
Columbian, No. I ••.•••.•. Willard
C. Curtiss .................... Master
William W. Grimes. Proxy for Deputy Master
Ronald G. Macdonald ... . P:.c:.of the w:.
Union, No. 2 •••••••••••••• Milton E. Ellis ....................... Master
Frank I. Felter .............. Deputy Master
Nelson E. LaBarre .................... .
· ........... Proxy for P:.c:.of the W:.
Brooklyn, No. 4 ....•..... Walter L. Banta .........•........... Master
Adelphic, No. 7 . •••..••.•• William W. Graham .................. Master
J. Oscar Goetz ............... Deputy Master
Henry Heller .. Proxy for P:.C:.of the W:.

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Rotica, No. 12 •••••••••••• Merton E. Nettleton .................. Master
John H. Adams .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Nelson P. Weier ......... P.'.C.'.of the W:.
Central City, No. 13 ...... James S. Wilcox ..................... Master
John G. Giles ................ Deputy Master
George B. Cathers ..................... .
.. .. . .. .. .. Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Bloss, No. 14.....•••••.•• Charles Edward Catlin ............... Master
Otis M. Hawley .............. Deputy Master
Louis N. Ellenbogen ................... .
.. .. .. .. .. . Proxy for P.".C.'.of the w:.
Bruce, No. 15 ............ A. Irving Johnson ................... Master
Herbert B. Cannon ........... Deputy Master
Southern Tier, No. 16 ..... Harry W. Van Campen .............. Master
Henry J. Worth ............. Deputy Master
Frank B. Blossom ..................... .
.. .. . . .. . . . Proxy for P.".C.'.of the w:.
Buffalo, No. 17 ........... Joseph H. Dance ............. Deputy Master
King Hiram, No. 18 ...... Irving C. King ............ Proxy for Master
Lewis E. Martin .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Doric, No. 19 ......••••.• Raymond E. Westbury ............... Master
George J. Vetter .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Willard S. Bradt ...................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Keystone, No. 20 •••••••••• Harold R. Prouse .................... Master
E. Parker Waggoner. Proxy for Deputy Master
Fred E. Ogden.Proxy for P.".C.'.of the w:.
Ancient City, No. 21. ••••• W. Frank Davis .......... Proxy for Master
Edward N. Snow .. Proxy for Deputy Master
George W. Gulick ........ P.'.C.'.of the w:.
DeWitt Clinton, No. 22 .•• Frederick A. Nicholson ............... Master
Herbert H. Howard.Proxy for Deputy Master
Frank R. Rowe .......... P.'.C.'.of the W.'.
Binghamton, No. 24 ....... E. Stanley Pier ...................... Master
Hugh Hearon ............... Deputy Master
Dunkirk, No. 25 . . . . . . . . . . . Joseph Dopler ...................... Master
Palmyra, No. 26 .......... Earl D. Salem ....................... Master
Arthur DeWitt Becker ................. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for Deputy Master
King Solomon, No. 31 •.•• Francis C. Ryan ...................... Master
Thomas Finley .... Proxy for Deputy Master
Harry Bayer ... Proxy for P.'.C.'.of the W:.
Jamestown, No. J2 ........ Reynold 0. Norquist ................. Master
Albert S. Price ... Proxy for Deputy Master
Roland K. Mason ...................... .
.. .. .. .. .. . Proxy for P.'.C.'.of the w:.
Watertown, No. 34 ..•.••• Harry S. Dawson ....•............... Master
Hornellsville, No. 35 ..•••. Duncan Boughner ......•............ Master
George H. Grosvenor .................. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for Deputy Master
W. L. Thayer .. Proxy for P.".C.'.of the w:.
Adoniram, No. 36......•• Abraham U. Whitson ................ Master
George 0. Linkletter ................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for Deputy Master
Harold S. Embree ..................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P.'.C.'.of the W.'.
Cryptic, No. 37 ........... Walter Prescott ........... Proxy for Master
Frank M. Adee .... Proxy for Deputy Master
Charles F. Flammer .... . P:.c:.of the w:.
Bath, No. 40 .....•...•.... John B. Brownley .................... Master
Hoxie W. Smith .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Elmer Kleckler.Proxy for P.".C.".of the w:.
Tyrian, No. 43 ........... Harry Oay Hitchcock .... Proxy for Master
Fulton, No. 50 ..........•. George A. Coates ..................... Master
Leroy R. Lybolth ............ Deputy Master
Washington, No. 52 ...... William J. Williams .................. Master
Otis A. Dennis ... Proxy for Deputy Master
Oaude A. Horton ..................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P:.C:.of the W:.
Corning, No. 53 .......... Harrie O. Anderson ...... Proxy for Master
Peekskill, No. 55 ......... Elias Whitney Travis ................ Master
George E. Briggs .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Edson R. Brewer ....... . P:.c:.of the W:.
Hudson, No. 62 .......... William Gansen ........... Proxy for Master
Bruce C. Risley ... Proxy for Deputy Master
William Herberg ...... ... P:.C:.of the w:.
Phoenix, No. 70 .......... George S. Wyman ................... Master
Arthur J. Morrison .......... Deputy Master
Stephen Preston, Jr.................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Alph-Omega, No. 71. ..... John B. Cobb ................ Deputy Master
Daniel F. H. Allen .................... .
. . .. . . .. . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Johnstown, No. 72 ........ Chauncey C. Thayer ................. Master
Ferdinand E. Schoeffler ....... Deputy Master
Harrington J. Atwell ..... P ·.c:.of the W:.
St. George's, No. 74 ...... Raymond T. Viets .................... Master
Samuel S. Forster. Proxy for Deputy Master
Everett E. Green ...................... .
. . . . . . . . . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the W:.
Skoi-Yase, No. 75 ........ Ellery H. Messer ................. Master
Huntington, No. 76 ...•.... Oifton F. Gardner ..•................ Master
Kurt J. Galow .... Proxy for Deputy Master
Conrad Keimer.Proxy for P.".C.".of thew:.
St. Lawrence, No. 77 . .... John S. Hazen ....................... Master
Frank F. Williams ........... Deputy Master
Catskill, No. 78 .•..••.••. Floyd S. Parks ...................... Master
Albert S. Paulsen .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Walter E. Howe ........ . P:.c:.of the W:.
Temple, No. 79 . •••••••••. William H. Hunt. ................... Master
William T. N. Outhwaithe ... Deputy Master
George T. Adler.Proxy for P:.c:.of thew:.
Flatbush, No. So ••.•.••... Arthur H. Moeller ................... Master
John A. Derthick .. Proxy for Deputy Master
Joseph Warren, No. 81. .. Frank L. Moore ...................... Master
Robert I. Brayton ............ Deputy Master
James L. Maloney ....... . P:.c:.of the W:.
Salamanca, No. 82 .•••..•. Howard E. Hancock .................. Master
A. Edward Krieger. Proxy for Deputy Master
Zabud, No. 84 ....•.•.•••. John Wood .•....•......•............ Master
Louis Benzer ................. Deputy Master
Charles Hall ............ . P:.c:.of the w:.
Triangle, No. 85 .......... Richard H. Burton ................... Master
Albert A. Lang .............. Deputy Master
Edward L. Hein.Proxy for P.'.C.".of thew:.
Lafayette, No. 86 .......•• Fred G. Newbery .................... Master
Card J. Miller ................ Deputy Master
Arthur W. Peene ...................... .
. . . . . . .. . . . Proxy for P:.c:.of the w:.
Oneonta, No. 87 ...•...... William E. Ford ..................... Master
Ursil A. Ferguson ........... Deputy Master
Fraternally submitted,
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH,
RICHARD H. BURTON,
WILLIAM E. FoRD,
Committee.

Report of Committee on Grand Maater'a Addreaa

The Committee on Grand Master's Address presented the fol-

lowing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted :

Glens Falls, N. Y., September 10, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL: I

'-

The Committee to which was referred the Address of the

Grand Master for sub-division and reference respectfully re-
commends:
That the portion relating to the Fraternal dead of this and
other Jurisdictions be referred to the Committee on Fraternal
Dead.
That the section relating to decisions be ref erred to the Com-
mittee on Jurisprudence and Laws.
That the section relating to the bonds of the Grand Treas-
urer and Grand Recorder be referred to the Committee on
Finance and Accounts.
That the appointments of the Grand Master be approved.
Your Committee is of the opinion that the Grand Master has
displayed splendid judgment in the appointment of Grand Rep-
resentatives. Many deserving Companions have been rewarded
by appointments as Representatives of other Grand Councils near
the Grand Council of the State of New York.
That the recommendation of the Grand Master regarding the
printing of a Roster be referred to the Committee on Finance
and Accounts.
That the section relating to the number for Lafayette Council
of Yonkers, N. Y., be referred to the Committee on Charters
and Dispensations.
That the section relating to the Super-Excellent Master de-
gree be ref erred to the Committee on Ritual. ·
That the section relating to the finances of Councils be re-
f erred to a Special Committee.
The Grand Council of the State of New York has been indeed
fortunate in having as its Grand Master one who during the
past year has given its affairs so much time and attention.
Many Official Visitations were made to the numerous Coun-
cils throughout the State. These Visitations to constituent Coun-
cils are not only a source of pleasure to the members but are
sure to inspire continued activity among the Officers and mem-
bership as a whole.
The Grand Master also attended annual meetings of other
Grand Bodies of the State as well as Grand Council Assemblies
of other Jurisdictions where he was received in a manner in
keeping with his high and exalted station as Grand Master of
this Grand Council. To continue the splendid fraternal relations
now existing with our neighboring Grand Councils is a matter
of utmost importance and should be constantly encouraged.
The Grand Master's Address is a modest recital of real gen-
uine service, many outstanding accomplishments are noted and
we compliment him and congratulate ourselves on his fearless,
wholehearted and most commendable administration as Grand
Master of Royal and Select Masters in the State of New York.

Fraternally submitted,
ROLAND K. MASON,
GEORGE s. WYMAN,
JOHN WOOD,
Committee.

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 Report of Foreign Correspondent

THE GRAND RECORDER:

R. ·.Ill.· .OSSIAN LANG, our Foreign Correspondent who is in

Europe on a mission for the Grand Lodge, has sent in his
Annual Report and it is now in my hands.
On motion, the ·Report was received and ordered printed in
the Proceedings.

Report of Committee on Fraternal Dead

R. ·.Ill.· .and REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D., Grand Chaplain,

read the following report of the Committee on Fraternal Dead,
which, on motion, was received and ordered printed in the
Proceedings.
Most Illustrious Grand Master and Companions, the topic of
this paper is "Our Fraternal Dead." The object of this paper
is Our Fraternal Living.
As Masons loyal to our first Grand Master Solomon, King
of Israel, we recall his estimate of values in Ecclesiastes 9 :4,
"A Living Dog is better than a Dead Lion," and we living our
Dog lives either in formal duties, in official, factory's forum,
or field, we have need of helping. Our Fraternal Dead need
nothing we can give.
Standing thus between the living and dead, the question con-
fronts us that has confused the philosophers of all times and
climes, baffled all science, and left no audible reply but the dull
clod of the cemetery. That query of the pre-historic philosopher
Job, "If a man die shall he live again?"
This question was the cause of all mortuary literatures from
Confucius of China to our contemporary Conan Doyle. All cere-
monies and rites for the dead from the funeral pyres of the
Suttees of India to the sublime Requiem Masses and mummeries
of the Roman Catholic Church, or the mortuary Litanys of her
one-hundred and eight denominational daughters of Protestant
Christianity.

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 What is your contemplation and conclusion, Companion, con-
cerning life as to its derivation or death, as to its destination,
or does either have neither?
Did our consciousness at birth through the five physical senses
begin all for us and their paralysis at our dying end all for us?
Is ours the crass materialism of Topsy in Uncle Tom's Cabin,
"I spect I just growed on de plantation like de cotton or de
corn and will end dar," or the consent of Tennyson's,
"Thou wilt not leave us in the dust,
Thou madest Man, he knoweth not why.
He feels he was not made to die,
And Thou hast made him-Thou art just."
Which is the better for the vicissitudes of life or the entrants
into the valley of death?-The claim of Job 17:14, "I have said
to Corruption, 'thou art my father,' and to the worm, 'thou art
my sister and my mother' ;" or the counsel of the Super-Man
of Galilee, "When ye pray say, Our Father who art in the
Heavens. In my Father's house are many mansions;" and King
Solomon said, "Man goeth to his long home," where impliedly
are mother, sister, brother and the nearer and dearer One still
than all others; and this wisest of the world's known makes the
daring assertion that "He who wins in living a good name, more
odorous than precious perfume, Attar of Roses, or distillation
of oriental musk, the day of that one's death is better than that
of his birth." Eccl. 7 :1.
It seems the earnest anxiety of the collaborators who combine
to make our "Great Light in Free Masonry," the Bible on our
Altars, to inspire us to aspire to a life beyond the stars.
To prophets, patriarchs and Apostles, life now was not a Way
of Sighs ending at a cemetery, but as Joshua, Isaiah and Paul
viewed and named it a "King's Highway," over which the
righteous are returning with singing and everlasting joy upon
their heads.
Paul of Tarsus amidst his persecutions felt himself in the
Consular Service of a Kingdom not of this world, an Ambas-
sador though in bonds, returning to . report to Him who com-
missioned him and to receive a Crown.
My neighbor on the next block put this conception in a poem.
It profited me and I give it to you.
 "I !mow not where the road may lead, I follow day by day;
Or where it ends. I only know I walk the 'King's Highway.'
I !mow not if the way be long, and no one else can say,
But long or short, up hill or down, I walk the 'King's Highway.'
And some I love have reached the end, but some with me yet stay,
Their faith and hope still guiding me, I walk the 'King's Highway.'
A countless host leads on before. I must not fear or stray.
With them the pilgrims of al! creeds, I walk the 'King's Highway.'
The way is truth, the way is love, for light and strength, I pray,
As through the years of life-to God-I walk the 'King's Highway.'
Through light and dark, the road leads on, till dawns an endless day,
When I shall know why in this life, I walked the 'King's Highway.' "
E. A. Cummins.
Your Committee also your Chaplain as ever with our Apostle
of Malta who gives his name to our Third Order of Templar
Knighthood and in his own words, still and ever, "Commend
you to God and the word of His Truth which is able to build
you up and to give you the inheritance among the Sanctified."
We are as incapable of reaching the goal of our over-ocean
land without it, as could have Lindbergh in his alone flight,
forsaking his compass, have reached Europe. Yet knowing how
too oft to each of us its hearing is as a thrice-told tale, vexing
the ear of a drowsy man, leaving the "Great Light in Masonry"
to its own sufficient defence by its results in inspiration to
civilization. Turn for a moment in confirmation to the alluring
thought of modern Miracle Manipulators in science and mech-
anistic results protecting the dogma of science, that and only
that, is dependable which is provable by the five senses and
asserting a Sixth Sense of the Soul.
"Strong Son of God, immortal love,
Whom we, who cannot see Thy face,
By faith and faith alone embrace,
Believing where we cannot prove."
Omitting then for the moment, Divine Revelation, consider
human revolutions concerning our practical conveniences of com-
forts wrought by those who ventured on the probable possibili-
ties they could not prove.
The Americas of this Western Continent in this 20th century
is the reward of an unprovable possibility of a dream of the
15th century.
Columbus in Genoa, turning his terrestrial globe, recognized
that all then known land charted on its Eastern side, reflected
for the equity of nature the completion of the sphere, ( Hemi-

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spheres are hateful-nature abhors vacuity), lands were required
beyond the unsailed "Sea of Darkness" now our Atlantic. For
the proving of that probability, he became a pauper at the
Courts of Portugal and Spain. On a probability unprovable he
ventured his all and himself, wore chains and suffered contempt,
but over his tomb at Seville is the eulogistic epitaph:
"A New World gave Colon to Castile and Leon."
Pioneers of progress necessarily are intrepid invaders of the
frontiers of the invisible, the unproven.
Franklin with kite and key lassoing lightning from a summer
cloud ; Morse on a sea voyage toying with an electric current
and a wire coil; Stephenson with the crude locomobile in a
Northumberland coal mine ; Fulton with his clumsy Clermont;
the Wright Brothers in their motorless glider at Kitty Hawk
sustaining an aerial flight of a hundred feet measured by min-
utes ;-were pushing trails in jungles, widened by compeers, have
given the world in our day its resistless steam and electric power,
abolishing space, annihilating time by telegraph, telephone, tele-
vision, radio, (and· day after tomorrow, September 12th, will
initiate a transcontinental non-stop flight of 1950 miles of com-
mercial air transport). And the end is not yet for nothing is
settled until it is settled right and nothing is perfected. So much
1emains to be done, so much raw material to do with,-the
metals in mines of the earth and the forces in the atmosphere,
and so little time to do it in are prophetic of the probability
of an enlarged area of activity on the other side of the "Sea
of Darkness," we call Death.
He that hath appointed the moon for seasons and the sun to
know his going down, hath also appointed it to man once to
die and after death,-continuance. What human life here most
profligate might not become profitable if extended time were
given?
Replying to the flash of faith in the repentant robber crucified
by Jesus' side, "Lord when beyond thy Cross, thou comest to
thy Kingdom, remember me," got the ready reply, "This day
shalt thou be with me in Paradise." Oh wicked, wasteful World
War that entablatured 247,000 young athletic male lives in Flan-
ders field, where poppies grow between their crosses row on
row, did all their genius courage and possible public service
perish in "No Man's Land" afar?
 Did Booth's bullet in Ford's Theatre extinguish the being of
the Emancipator of a race; or death make blank the brain of
Kepler who interpreted the laws that control the rove of planets,
who said of himself, "I think God's thoughts after Him." Is
the genius of Edison who for toil or travel has in every hamlet
made a "Great White Way" as evanescent as his incandescent
bulb that changes its brilliance to blackness at the turning of
a button? Forbid it, my Companions. Forbid it, Heaven. Against
such tragic conclusion, Jesus said, "Then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. He that hath
ears to hear, let him hear." Matt. 13 :43· Adopt Franklin's rever-
ent conclusion, "Death is as natural and necessary as sleep.
We rise refreshed in the morning." "Death is the greatest ad-
venture of life," said Charles Frohman on the deck of the sink-
ing Titanic.
Meditate on this "mustard seed" of faith, the possibility of
the probable. It has grown the men who have "moved moun-
tains." No mechanic builds a wheel and knocks it in pieces
before turning it round once, nor is it probably possible that
the Creator of life would annihilate his noblest work, an honest
man, after so brief a test.
In the garden of Life, cultivate Acacias and root out Asphodels.
"Prisoners of Hope tum ye to the Stronghold." Zech. 9:12.
Give the prisoner the "benefit of the doubt."
"Sunset and evening star, and after that the dark,
And may there be no moaning of the bar when I embark.
For tho from out these bounds of time and space,
The tide may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar."
Thus sang Tennyson after forty-four years of "believing where
he could not prove," and an unknown poet has written:
"Sometime at eve when the tide is low,
I shall slip my moorings, and sail away
O'er the ebbing tide, to the Mystic isle where at anchor lay
The crafts of those who have sailed before,
O'er the Unknown Sea to the Unknown Shore.
And I shall have peacefully furled my sail
In moorings sheltered from storm and gale,
And greeted the friends who have sailed before,
O'er the Unknown Sea to the Unknown Shore."
A floating branch and a few berries on the uncharted billows
of the Atlantic renewed in the Admiral Columbus failing cour-
age after forty days and nights of vigil, and the Bahamas next
day blessed his vision and the world's since for four hundred
and thirty-six years. Courage, Companions through Trade Winds
or Head Winds, "Sail On!"
"Blow North, blow South, blow East, blow West.
No matter how God's winds may blow.
The port comes not to those who rest,
They reach the port who bravely go."
Respectfully submitted,
S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D.

Report of Grand Lecturer

The Grand Lecturer submitted the following Annual Report,

which, on motion, was received and referred to the Committee
on Ritual:

Glens Falls, N. Y., September IO, Ig28.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Once again it is my privilege to render to you a report of

my stewardship for the past year which has indeed been one
of pleasure and profit.
It was my good fortune to have an opportunity to visit six
Councils officially and I was deeply impressed by the interest
shown.
In some sections there has been a waning of interest in the
Cryptic Rite, due no doubt to lack of proper leadership. There
is truly a need for "select'; men to lead the way in our secret
and select mysteries. The Cryptic Rite presents an opportunity
such as is not found in other branches of Masonry for real
constructive leadership. In many localities our Rite seems to
make a peculiar appeal to the younger men and they are lead-
ing the way to success.
The valuable lessons which are taught in our three degrees
should appeal to both young and old. There is work to do for
not only those who have just sought "further light," but also
for those who have "borne the burden and heat of the day."

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By cooperation we can all work together for the advancement
and improvement of our Rite and help to hold it high in the
system of Masonry.
I have no new suggestions to make in the Ritual beyond a
slight change in the work approved last year. In the amplifica-
tion of the "making of the deposit" the Ritual calls for the
removing of the Ark before the degree is completed. When put
into practice this has been found to be inadvisable and I now
suggest that that portion of the Ritual be changed to allow the
Ark to remain in the room until the degree is finished.
The work of exemplifying our degrees by the Officers and
degree teams of the several Councils in our Grand Jurisdiction
has no doubt met with the approval of our Official Visitors as
no special requests have been received asking for the assistance
of the Grand Lecturer.
Personally I desire to thank the Officers and members of the
several Councils which I visited for their cordial and fraternal
greeting and also the members of this Grand Council for the
privilege of serving you during the past year and to pledge you
my continued support.
Fraternally submitted,
E. PARKER wAGGONER,
Grand Lecturer.

Invitations from King Hiram and Jamestown Council•

M:.Ill.".GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Grand Recorder:

We. have received invitations from King Hiram Council, at Auburn
and Jamestown Council, at Jamestown, inviting the Grand Council to
meet with them next year.
On motion, the communications were referred to the Com-
mittee on Time and Place for the next Annual Assembly.

Prom Labor to Refreshment

The Grand Council was then called from labor to refreshment

until 9 :30 o'clock, Tuesday morning, September nth.

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 Entertainment

The delightful program of entertainment which the Com-

panions of Joseph Warren Council had planned was successfully
carried out and greatly enjoyed by the Companions and their
ladies. On Monday morning the ladies were taken on an auto-
mobile ride to beautiful Lake George where a luncheon was
tendered them and which was followed by a ride on the lake.
After the close of the Assembly on Monday the Companions
were entertained at luncheon and were then taken for an auto-
mobile ride to various points of interest. In the evening the
Annual Banquet was held at the Hotel Queensbury which was
attended by Companions and their ladies. Grand Master LINK-
LETTER presided and the addresses which followed the banquet
were greatly enjoyed by those present.

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 SECOND DAY'S SESSION
The Grand Council was called from Refreshment to Labor,
Tuesday morning, September 11, · 1928, at nine-thirty o'clock.
Officers and Representatives as at the previous session.
R. ·.Ill.· .and REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D., Grand Chaplain,
was escorted to the Altar and offered the following

PRAYER
Our Father and our God, with great gladness and gracefulness, even
gleefulness, we stand here with those, our Companions and friends, in
whom we have great confidence, thankful for the great constituency whom
we represent, who have confidence in us. Thankful for the blessings
of life-more than we recognize. Thankful for Thy providence and
guidance. Thankful of meeting Thee by and by, and seeing Thee face
to face, and feel at home with Thee in the Father's House, and the
companionship of those whom we miss here. Continue our Companionship
and usefulness to Thee and our faith in the life that is promised us,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

The record of the session of September 10th was read and

approved.

Election of Officers

M.'.Ill.'.GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

According to the resolution of yesterday, the first order of business
this morning is the election of Officers.
I will ask Past Grand Masters HINMAN, MASON and LocKHART to
act as Tellers.
Companions, the first Officer to be elected is Grand Master for the
ensuing year. You will prepare your ballots accordingly.

Named for Grand Master

Ill.· .RAYMOND E. WESTBURY, Master of Doric Council, No. 19:

Most Illustrious Grand Master and Companions of the Grand Council,
in the progress of time and opportunity and the regular revolution of
the wheel of officialdom in this Grand Council, it now becomes the pleasure

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of Doric Council whom I represent, to place the name of one of its
beloved and respected Companions before this Grand Council for the
office of Grand Master.
Twenty-eight years ago last April, the man whom I have in mind
was Master of his Lodge. It was my privilege to be one of a class
to go through the Lodge at that time. \\<'hen I tell you of the acquain-
tance I then formed and which ripened into friendship, you will see my
temerity in attempting to present the name of that man before the Grand
Council this morning. Nevertheless, CHARLIE CoLTON is a distinguished
Mason. He is a man who in his own town carries the greatest respect.
He is an ornament to any body that has the benefit of his services.
They tell a story that an honest man is to be given no credit for
his honesty, provided he has not been subjected to temptation .and resisted
that temptation. I do not suppose CHARLIE CoLTON should be given any
credit for Masonry, for his Masonry was given to him by the Grand
Architect. He not only preaches Masonry, but he practices what he
preaches. At this time it gives me great pleasure and I consider it a
personal privilege to place his name before this Grand Council for the
office of Grand Master for the ensuing year.
I ask unanimous consent that the Grand Recorder cast the ballot of
this Grand Council bearing the name of CHARLES M. CoLTON for Grand
Master.

M." .Ill." .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

Companions, you have heard the request of the Companion. Is there

objection? Hearing none, the Grand Recorder has permission.

M." .Ill." .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

Does any other Companion desire to ballot? If not, the ballot is

closed. The Tellers will canvass and report.

M .•. Ill ... ROLAND K. MASON:

Most Illustrious Grand Master, the Tellers find one ballot has been
cast, bearing the name of CHARLES M. COLTON for the office of Grand
Master of this Grand Council.

M.".111.".GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Grand Master:

Accordingly, I declare Companion COLTON elected to the office of Grand

Master. Companion COLTON, do you accept the office of Grand Master
to which you have been elected?

R.".Ill. ·.CHARLES M. COLTON:

Most Illustrious Grand Master and Companions, in the usual order

of things I could not do anything else. I accept with a deep feeling of
humiliation, knowing the line of Grand Masters whom I follow and the
line that is back of me. I think I appreciate the responsibility and the
great honor conferred upon me. I thank you.

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 The following were elected :
CHARLES M. COLTON .. Elected Grand Master
CHARLES H. JoHNSON. " Deputy Grand Master
JEROME L. CHENEY... " Grand P.".C.".of the W.".
GEORGE A. NEWELL. . . " Grand Treasurer
GEORGE Eow ARD HATCH " Grand Recorder
JOHN A. DERTHICK. . . " Grand Captain of the Guard
ALBERT S. PRICE...... " Grand Conductor of the Council
E. PARKER WAGGONER. " Grand Lecturer
WILLIAM F. SEBER.... " Grand Marshal
S. ·ORMOND GoLDAN. • • " Grand Standard Bearer
A. Eow ARD KRIEGER ... " Grand Steward
GEORGE R. HEMENWAY " Grand Trustee, for two years
OLIVER H. LABARRE. . . " Grand Trustee, for three years
The tellers were discharged with the thanks of the Grand
Council, and the Grand Master-elect announced the following
appointments:
REv. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D............... Grand Chaplain
REV. MURRAY BARTLETT, D.D...........•.... Grand Chaplain
JAY PICKARD ............................... Grand Sentinel

Report of Committee on Grievances and Appeala

The Committee on Grievances and Appeals presented the fol-

lowing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted :
Glens Falls, N. Y., September 11, 1928.
To THE GRAND CouNcIL:
Your Committee on Grievances and Appeals is pleased to
report that perfect amity prevails among the Craft and no
matter has been ref erred to it for consideration.
Fraternally submitted,
GEORGE R. HEMENWAY,
FRED G. NEWBERY,
JOSEPH H. DANCE,
Committee.
 Report of Committee on Time and Place

The Committee on Time and Place of Next Annual Assembly

presented the following report, which, on motion, was received
and its recommendations adopted :

Glens Falls, N. Y., September 11, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee on Time and Place, after careful consider-

ation of the invitations received, recommends that the next
Annual Grand Assembly be held at Jamestown, September 9th
and 10th, I929·
Respectfully submitted,
JosEPH L. LocKHART,
CLIFTON F. GARDNER,
JOSEPH DoPLER,
Committee.

Report of Committee on Charters and Diapenaationa

The Committee on Charters and Dispensations presented the

following report, which, on motion, was received and its re-
commendation adopted:

Glens Falls, N. Y., September II, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee recommends that the matter of the number

of Lafayette Council, No. 86, be disposed of in accordance with
the opinion of the Grand Master, as stated in his Address.
Fraternally submitted,
OLIVER H. LABARRE,
MERTON E. NETTLETON,
ABRAHAM u. WHITSON,
Committee.

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 Report of Committee on Constitution and Laws

The Committee on Constitution and Laws presented the fol-

lowing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted :

Glens Falls, N. Y., September II, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee on Constitution and Laws begs to make the

following report:
There have been submitted to it three decisions of the Grand
Master. As to the first-when the present Constitution was re-
vised there was a tacit understanding that all questions arising
for which no solution could be found in the Constitution as
revised should be decided in accordance with the procedure of
the Grand Lodge. The Grand Master very properly in deciding
the question before him, did so.
The second and third decisions are, in the opinion of your
Committee, for the reasons therein stated, properly decided.
Your Committee therefore recommends that all of said de-
cisions be approved.
There have also been referred to this Committee certain pro-
posed amendments to the Constitution.
Your Committee finds that such amendments may properly be
brought before this Grand Council at this time, but feels obliged
to call attention to the fact that if passed, an amendment to
Section 12 of the Constitution will be necessary.
Fraternally submitted,
JAMES CHAMBERS,
DUNCAN BOUGHNER,
WILLIAM J. WILLIAMS,
Committee.

Report of Committee on Ritual

The Committee on Ritual presented the following report, which,
on iootion, was received and its recommendations adopted :
 Glens Falls, N. Y., September II, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

The interest shown by the Councils in the presentation of the

standard work is becoming more marked each year and your
Committee notes with gratification the growing endeavor to con-
fer the several degrees with correctness and dignity.
One year ago we recommended that the degree of Super-
Excellent Master be made an integral part of our Cryptic system
in this Jurisdiction by making it necessary for a candidate to
receive it either in full or short form before signing the By-laws.
We find that there is some difference in opinion among the
members of the Grand Council as to the wisdom of doing this
at this time. In order that there may be a full and free dis-
cussion of this very important matter, we recommend that the
proposed amendment be voted upon at this Assembly and if
the Grand Council decides by its vote that the matter be def erred
for the present, your Committee gracefully accepts your desires.
Our sole endeavor has been always to provide that which will
be of g:r;eatest benefit to the Councils.
In our last annual report attention was directed to a desire
of the Grand Lecturer to add a little to the second section of
the Select Master degree, amplifying the ceremony of making
the deposit. After a careful study of the suggestions of the
Grand Lecturer we were of the opinion that it would add some
dignity as well as educational value to the degree, making more
apparent to the candidate the intimate relation to the story of
the Royal Arch degree.
We therefore recommended that the second section of the
Select Master degree be modified as shown in an appended form
and that this appended form be printed and furnished to the
Councils for trial during this year as permissible work in that
degree.
This recommendation was adopted but we felt that in view
of some further suggestions subsequent to our last Assembly
the proposed form should be still further modified before print-
ing and distributing it. We have now developed the change to
our better satisfaction and we recommend that it be made stand-
ard work.

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 We further recommend that all three degrees be printed in
one volume by this Grand Council and as such distributed to
the Councils, recalling ·all previous rituals.
Fraternally submitted,
EUGENE E. HINMAN,
EDWARD FEIH,
A. EDWARD KRIEGER,
Committee.

Report of Committee on Unfinished Business

The Committee on Unfinished Business presented the follow-

ing report, which, on motion, was received and adopted:

Glens Falls, N. Y., September 11, I928.

To THE GRAND CouNCIL:

Your Committee on Unfinished Business of the last Annual

Assembly, would respectfully report that the only matters brought
before the Grand Council at its last Annual Assembly which
were not disposed of, were the proposed amendments to the
Constitution.
These proposed amendments should come up for action at
this Assembly.
Fraternally submitted,
MARTIN Q. Goon,
w. FRANK DAVIS,
RAYMOND T. VIETS,
Committee.

Report of Committee on Finance and Accounts

The Committee on Finance and Accounts presented the fol-

lowing report, which, on motion, was received and its recom-
mendations adopted :

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 Glens Falls, N. Y., September I I, 1928.

To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

Your Committee on Finance and Accounts respectfully reports

that it has examined the books of the Grand Treasurer and
of the Grand Recorder and found them to be correct.
Your Committee has examined the bonds of the Grand Treas-
urer and of the Grand Recorder and found them to be in proper
form and in the possession of the Grand Trustees.
Your Committee has examined the report of the Grand Trus-
tees and found the amounts in the several banks to be as stated.
Your Committee recommends:
That the Grand Recorder be authorized to have printed 850
copies of the Proceedings of this Grand Assembly, and that he
be authorized to draw a warrant on the Grand Treasurer in
payment therefor.
That the Grand Recorder be authorized to draw a warrant
on the Grand Treasurer for the payment of the annual dues
of this Grand Council to the General Grand Council of the
United States of America.
That the Grand Recorder be authorized to draw a warrant
on the Grand Treasurer for the expense of entertaining Official
Guests at this Grand Assembly.
That the Grand Trustees be directed to pay the Grand Re-
corder the interest which has accrued from July I, 1927 to
July 1, 1928, on the funds and securities in their hands.
That the sum of $1,000.00 be appropriated to be used in the
entertainment of the Grand Council at its next Assembly.
That the sum of $150.00, or as much thereof as necessary,
be appropriated for the incidental expenses of the Grand Re-
corder for the ensuing year. I

That the sum of $.1,500.00 be appropriated as the salary of

the Grand Recorder, and the sum of $500.00 be appropriated
for the Grand Recorder for rent and stenographic work for the
ensuing year, to be paid to him in monthly payments.
Your Committee further recommends the appropriation and
payment of the following amounts:

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Pay of Representatives at this Annual Assembly ...•........ $2,358.98
Expenses of the Grand Treasurer ............•............. 25.00
Fraternal Correspondent ......•.••..........•..•••...•....•• 300.00
Stenographer at this Annual Assembly ..................... . 42.95
Fraternally submitted,
PHILIP M. NAST, JR.,
ARTHUR H. MOELLER,
WILLIAM F. SEBER,
Committee.

Action on Proposed Amendments

The proposed amendments to the Constitution were then

brought up for action and after some discussion it was moved
that they be not concurred in. The motion was seconded and
carried.

A Resolution of Thanks
M ... Ill .•. EUGENE E. HINMAN:

I believe every Companion who has attended this Grand Assembly

appreciates the efforts that have been put forth by the Companions of
Glens Falls to make our visit here a success and a pleasure. This has
been the first opportunity we have ever had of meeting with these good
Companions. It gives me a great deal of pleasure, particularly since I
had the honor and opportunity of instituting this Council, to move that
the Grand Council express to the Companions of Joseph Warren Council
their deep appreciation for all that has been done to make our stay
here pleasant and profitable.
The motion was seconded and unanimously adopted by a
rising vote.

Installation of Officers

The newly elected Officers were installed by M:.P:.O. FRANK

HART, General Grand Master of the General Grand Council,
M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, acting as Grand Marshal.
M: .Ill. ".CHARLES M. CoLTON now presided.

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 Preaentationa

Past Grand Master GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER on behalf of the

Grand Council presented M. ·.Ill.· .Companion COLTON with a
Grand Master's Apron, which was accepted by the Grand Mas-
ter with sincere thanks.
M. ·.Ill.· .EUGENE E. HINMAN on behalf of the Grand Council
presented M.' .Ill,' .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER with a Past Grand
Master's Jewel. M.'.111.'.LINKLETTER expressing his appreciation
of the beautiful gift.

Standing Committees

Grand Master COLTON announced the appointment of the fol-

lowing Standing Committees :

FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS

111.'.ARTHUR H. MOELLER R.'.Ill.'.PHILIP M. NAST, Ja.

R.'.111.'.W. FRANK DAVIS

RITUAL

M: .111: .EUGENE E. HINMAN R: .111: .EDWARD FEIH

Ill ... RAYMOND E. WESTBURY

CONDITION AND EXTENSION OF THE RITE

M ... Ill ... GEORGE R. HEMENWAY R ..• Ill ... LOUIS N. ELLENBOGEN
R.'.111.'.HERBERT T. CLEMANS

FRATERNAL DEAD

R.'.111, ·.and REv. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D.

R.'.Ill.'.and REV. MURRAY BARTLETT, D.D.

PRINTING

M.'.111.'.CHARLES M. COLTON M.'.Ill.'.GEORGE EDWARD HATCH

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 FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT

R: .Ill: .OSSIAN LANG

SPECIAL COMMITTEE
FINANCES OF COUNCILS

M: .Ill: .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER M." .Ill: .ROLAND K. MASON

R.".Ill.".WILLIAM F. SEBER

Cloaing

The record of the day's proceedings was read and approved

and after prayer by Grand Chaplain BUTLER the Grand Council
was closed in Ample Form.
CHARLES M. COLTON,
Grand Master.
ATTEST:

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 Officers of the Grand Council
Elected and Appointed in Office
September II, I928
CHARLES M. COLTON, 223 Linden St., Rochester •••.•..••• Grand Master
CHARLES H. JOHNSON, State Capitol, Albany ...•.. Deputy Grand Master
JEROME L. CHENEY, 400 Court House, Syracuse
....................•...........•......... Grand P:.c:.of the w:.
GEORGE A. NEWELL, Medina ...•......•...........••... Grand Treasurer
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, 846 Lincoln-Alliance Bank Bldg., Rochester
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • Grand Recorder
JOHN A. DER.THICK, 65 Waldorf Court, Brooklyn
............•...••.................... Grand Captain of the Guard
ALBERT S. PRICE, 4o6 Fenton Bldg., Jamestown
..............••..•................ Grand Conductor of the Council
E. PARKER WAGGONER, 452 Delaware Ave., Buffalo ...... Grand Lecturer
WILLIAM F. SEBER, Manufacturers National Bank, Troy .. Grand Marshal
S. ORMOND GoLDAN, 25 West 74th St., New York City
......•...•.....••••..•..•........•.......•. Grand Standard Bearer
A. EDWARD KRIEGER, 33 Main St., Salamanca .......•.... Grand Steward
GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, Hulett Bldg., Elmira ......•.•.•. Grand Trustee
(Term expires I929)
ROLAND K. MASON, 6og Lakeview Ave., Jamestown ••.... Grand Trustee
(Term expires I930)
OLIVER H. LABARRE, 131 East 29th St., New York City .•. Grand Trustee
(Term expires I93I)
REV. S. WRIGHT BUTLER, D.D., 67 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie
. . . . . . • . . . • • . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . • . . . . . . . • . . Grand Chaplain
REV. MURRAY BARTLETT, D.D., Hobart College, Geneva .. Grand Chaplain
JAY PICKARD, Masonic Temple, Jamestown ...........•.. Grand Sentinel
OSSIAN LANG, Masonic Hall, Room I821, 46 West 24th St.,
New York City ...••......................... Foreign Correspondent

Officers of the General Grand Council

OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
of the United States of America
I927-I930
0. FRANK HART, Columbia, S. C................. General Grand Master
WARREN S. SEIPP, Baltimore, Md ........ General Grand Deputy Master
WALTER L. STOCKWELL, Fargo, N. D ... General Grand Principal Conductor
CHARLES N. FOWLER, Salina, Kan ............ General Grand Treasurer
JOHN D. LEE, Columbia, S. C. ................. General Grand Recorder
ROBERT A. WOODS, Princeton, Ind ..... General Grand Captain of Guard
NELSON WILLIAMS, Hamilton, Ohio .. General Grand Conductor of Council
ARTHUR D. PRINCE, Lowell, Mass .......•...... General Grand Marshal
BERT D. ASHBROOK, El Reno, Okla .............. General Grand Steward

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MOST ILLUSTRIOUS

CHARLES MALCOLM STEWART

Past Grand Master
DIED JULY 16, 1927
 GRAND COUNCIL
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

OFFICE OF THE GRAND MASTER

MANHASSET, NEW YORK.
To all Royal and Select Masters :
Another well-known and beloved Companion of our Grand
Council has passed through the Secret Vault into the life eternal
and the manifold memories of our association with him here
that arise in this moment of gentle reminiscence and regret are
of a man who throughout the entire four decades of his Ma-
sonic membership gave to the Order the sustained, unselfish
service and devotion that are at once the mark and glory of the
true Mason. By the death of
M: .Ill. ".CHARLES MALCOLM STEWART
Past Grand Master, the Cryptic Rite loses a devoted friend and
wise counsellor ; his wide circle of friends an associate of high
ideals, integrity and kindly nature whom they had learned to
love. Freed from the confines of his earthly tabernacle, may he
find in the serenity of the spiritual life the peace and joy which
are the rewards of the faithful workman.
Charles Malcolm Stewart was born in New York City on
April 2, I852. He was educated in the public schools of the
metropolis and as a young man entered the employ of the Tuttle
Coal Company in the old city of Brooklyn, maintaining this
connection for forty-eight years, during the greater part of which
he was manager of one of its branches. He died on July 16,
1927, at his residence, No. 47 South Eighth Street, Brooklyn,
as the result of a paralytic stroke. Religious services were held
in Christ Episcopal Church, of Brooklyn, and the Masonic ser-
vice was conducted by his Lodge. He leaves a wife, MRS. ANNIE
E. STEWART, and four children, FLORENCE, WILLIAM H., JoHN
J. and ROYAL A. STEWART. He was a member of St. Bartho-
lomew's Protestant Episcopal Church, New York City.
Companion STEWART became a Master Mason in Tuscan
Lodge, No. 704, F:. & A:.M:. on October 30, 188g, affiliating
with Zeredatha Lodge, No. 483, on February 14, 1898, and serv-
ing as Master of the latter body in 1905·
He was exalted to the degree of Royal Arch Mason in Orient
Chapter, No. 138, R.'.A.'.M.'., on July 24, 18go, and served as
its High Priest in 18g6. He received the appointment as Grand
Representative of the Grand Chapter of Wisconsin near the
Grand Chapter of New York in 18g6. He also served as As-
sistant Grand Lecturer for many years.
On November 19, 18g8 he was greeted in Brooklyn Council,
No. 4, R.'. & S.'.M.'., of which he was elected Master in De-
cember 1900. He also served the Council as Recorder for a
number of years, declining re-election in 1917. On August 28,
1900 he was elected Grand Steward of the Grand Council and
on August 29, 1905 his zeal and devotion were rewarded by
his advancement to the office of Grand Master.
He was also a Knight Templar, having received the Orders
of Knighthood in Damascus Commandery, No. 58, of Brooklyn,
on June 26, 18g5. On June 13, 1900, he affiliated with Clinton
Commandery, No. 14.
He was a member of Kismet Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S., and
a past president of the Fraternal Union of Anointed High Priests.
In loving memory of our departed Companion and as a token
of respect, it is ordered that this communication be read in every
Council in this Jurisdiction at its first Stated Assembly after
the receipt thereof, that a due record thereof be made and that
the altar be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days .
.Given under my hand and seal of the Grand Council, this
3d day of October, A. D. 1927, Anno Dep. 2927.
GEORGE 0. LlNKLETTER,
Grand Master.
Attest:
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH,
Grand Recorder.

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MOST ILLUSTRIOUS

HERBERT W. GREENLAND
Past Grand Master
DIED OCTOBER 27, 1927
 GRAND COUNCIL
ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

OFFICE OF THE GRAND MASTER

To the Illustrious Companions of the Grand Council,

and to all Constituent Councils within this Jurisdiction:
Companions:-
It is my sad duty to officially announce the death of
M ... Ill ... HERBERT w. GREENLAND,
Past Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masters of the State of New York, which occurred in Syracuse,
New York, October 27, 1927.
Companion GREENLAND was born in Weymouth, England,
May 28, 1853 and came with his parents to Syracuse in June
1854. At ten years of age, during the Civil War, he began
work as an errand boy and thereafter was a silversmith. He
became successively an apprentice and journeyman and harness-
maker and afterward proprietor of a shop in Fayetteville. For
a time he was Superintendent of Frazer & Jones Company in
Syracuse and from 18g3 he was engaged in the insurance business.
Companion GREENLAND was raised in Syracuse Lodge, No.
501, on December 2, 1874 and served as its Master in 1890 and
as its Secretary from 18g4 to 1919. He was a Trustee of the
Lodge at the time of his death. He served the Grand Lodge
as District Deputy Grand Master of the old 19th Masonic dis-
trict and also as a member of the Committee on Antiquities.
He was exalted to the degree of Royal Arch in Central City
Chapter, No. 70, June 29, 1883 and served as its High Priest
in 18g2. He was Grand Representative of the Grand Chapter
of Nebraska for many years and served the Grand Chapter of
New York as assistant Grand Lecturer from 1903 until his death.
He was greeted in Central City Council, No. 13, November
12, 18go and served as its Master in 1905-o6. He was elected

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Grand Steward of the Grand Council in 19o6 and served as
Grand Master in 1912. He was appointed Grand Representative
of the Grand Council of England and Wales in 1915 and served
in that office until his death. He was elected Grand Trustee of
the Grand Council in 1926 and was serving in that capacity
when he died.
He was knighted in Central City Commandery, No. 25, July
18, 1884 and served as its Commander in 18g,3-94. He was ap-
pointed Grand Representative of the Grand Commandery of
California, serving in that office from 1918 to 1920 inclusive.
Companion GREENLAND received the degrees of the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite in the Central City Bodies in 1887.
He served the Lodge of Perfection as Thrice Potent Master in
1901 and was Most Wise Master of the Chapter of Rose Croix
in 1902. He also held office in the Council of Deliberation and
for many years had been Historian of Central City Consistory.
He received the 33 ° and was made an honorary member of
the Supreme Council at Philadelphia on September 16, 1919.
Companion GREENLAND was President of the Past Masters
Association of the district embraced in Syracuse in 1910 and Sec-
retary from 191 l until he died. He was President of the Ma-
sonic Veterans Association of Central New York in 18g9 and
its Secretary from 1901 to 1919. He was also a member of
the Fraternal Union, Anointed High Priests of New York, the
Templar Knights Commanders of New York, the Grand Rep-
resentatives Association of New York, Knight Templar, and the
Corresponding Circle Quatuor Coronati Lodge, No. 2076, Lon-
don, England. He was an honorary member of the Masonic
Veterans Associations, of Glasgow, Scotland; London, England ;
District of Columbia and many States and Cities. He was a
member of Keder Khan Grotto, Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets
and a member of Ziyara Temple, A. A. 0. N. M. S. and served
as its Illustrious Potentate in 1920. Companion GREENLAND was
a member and officer of many other Fraternal Organizations and
had been given honorary membership in many others.
Compilation of Masonic records and history was the favorite
avocation of Companion GREENLAND and he had written many
interesting Masonic books and artides, one of them being The
History of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of
the State of New York, which was written by him at the time
of the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the form-

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ing of the Grand Council of New York held at the Annual
Assembly of the Grand Council in Buffalo, August 27, 1923.
A Commandery Guard of Honor stood watch over the body
of Companion GREENLAND as it lay in state in the Blue Lodge
Room of the Masonic Temple, and at the time of the funeral
the Lodge Room was unable to accommodate those seeking ad-
mission. The Lodge Ritual was given by the Master of Syracuse
Lodge, No. 501, in which Companion GREENLAND had been so
active. The religious service of the Episcopal Church was given
by Brother ALMON A. }AYNES, 32°, Archdeacon of the Diocese
of Central New York, and a large number of members of the
Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite participated in the beauti-
ful ceremony of the thirty-third degree under the direction of
R.".Ill.".Companion JEROME L. CHENEY, 33°, Active, Deputy for
the State of New York.
In memory of our departed Companion and as a token of
respect, it is ordered that this communication be read in every
Council in this Jurisdiction at its first Stated Assembly after
the receipt thereof, that a due record thereof be made and that
the altar be draped in mourning for a period of thirty days.
Given under my hand and seal of the Grand Council, in
Manhasset, N. Y., this 1st day of December, A. D 1927, Anno
Dep. 2927.
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER,
Grand Master.
Attest:
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH,
Grand Recorder.

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 IN MEMORIAM

The following Companions have been reported as having died

during the year ending May 31, 1928.
Columbian, No. 1 . . . . . . Henry
Oarke Pierce ............ July II, 1927
Frederick W. Merritt ..........• Oct. 3, 1927
Thomas W. Duane .............. Oct. 17, 1927
Ernest Anderegg .............•. Nov. 8, 1927
Oarence Linden Burnet ...•..... Nov. 21, 1927
Henry Reinschmidt ..........••. Nov. 30, 1927
Robert Shingleton .............. Dec. 4, 1927
Richard Pfeifer .........•.•..•.. Feb. 20, 1928
John H. Bonnington .......••.... Feb. 26, 1928
John C. Hassel. ................. Mar. 12, 1928
John Howard Wood ............ Mar. 15, 1928
Charles Henry Davis ............ April 14, 1928
Union, No. 2 ••••••••••• Frederick L. Kuester .........••• Sept. 7, 1927
Lewis B. Willis ................. Dec. 7, 1927
Christian Kline ................. Dec. 8, 1927
Henry Amling ................. Mar. 18, 1928
Brooklyn, No. 4 ....... . John ]. Wagner ................. June II, 1927
John Carlisle Loudon .........•.. July II, 1927
Charles Stewart .............•.. July 16, 1927
Henry Irving Mulligan ....••...• Aug. 17, 1927
William W. McMeekan ......... Nov. 18, 1927
Edwin Eugene Judd ..........•.. Jan. 28, 1928
Adelphic, No. 7 ....... .Charles McGowan Quackenbush •.. Oct. 15, 1926
George Julian Ayres ....•..•••... May 8, 1927
Lincoln S. Rogers ............... June 1, 1927
Anders M. Clausen ....•......... June 4, 1927
Ithamas Wiggins Magrath ....... June IO, 1927
Jesse Grant Roe ................. June 27, 1927
Charles B. Gardiner ............. Aug. 29, 1927
Warren H. Erb ................. Oct. 13, 1927
William Bucy Webb .......... ,. .. Oct. 26, 1927
John B. MacDonald ............. Oct. 28, 1927
Martin Fitzland Jackson ......... Nov. 25, 1927
John W. Miller ................. Dec. 5, 1927
William Frederick Snyder ...•... Dec. 8, 1927
Frederick John Rohrig .......... Feb. 17, 1928
Charles Adolph Bruhns ......•.. Feb. 26, 1928
George Fleming ................ Feb. 27, 1928
George Washington Glover ...... Mar. 3, 1928
James Arents Swinnerton ........ Mar. 13, 1928
Rotica, No. 12 .......... Charles Wilcox Gouge .......... April 27, 1928
Central City, No. 13 ... Herbert Brown ................ June 4, 1926
Fred Spaulding Lovell ......•... Oct. 9, 1927
Edward Irving Rice ............. Oct. 23, 1927
Herbert William Greenland ...... Oct. 27, 1927

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 Charles John Walch ............ Nov. 2, 1927
Francis H. McChesney .......... Nov. 6, 1927
Robert Love ................... Dec. 13, 1927
George W. Kein ................ Jan. 17, 1928
Morgan Stevens ............... Jan. 18, 1928
James J. Lewis ................."Feb. 2, 1928
Charles Breed Scheninger ....... Feb. 9, 1928
William F. Timmerman ......... Feb. 15, 1928
James Murphy ................. Mar. 3, 1928
Frank Ludington Harter ..•..... Mar. 31, 1928
William Thomas Woese ......... April 3, 1928
Irving Seward Robinson .......•. April 4, 1928
Charles William Young ......... April 4, 1928
Frederick John Goppelt ......... May 5, 1928
Bloss, No. 14 ........•• Alexander Lloyd, Jr............. Oct. 2, 1926
Joseph C. Dancer ............... Feb. 6, 1927
Edwin C. Cary ................. Feb. 18, 1927
Samuel W. Harris .............. May 4, 1927
Charles Edward Cook ........... June 26, 1927
Henry Thau ................... June 28, 1927
William Beattie ................ July 7, 1927
Charles E. Smith ............... Aug. 4, 1927
George Williams ............... Sept. 27, 1927
Willard H. Derrick ............. Oct. 18, 1927
Edward W. Becker ............. Nov. 23, 1927
James Preston ................. Dec. 3, 1927
Charles John O'Fee ............. Jan. 4, 1928
Frank Fiore .................... Jan. 8, 1928
Don D. Derrick ................. Jan. II, 1928
Fred C. Fey!. .................. Jan. 23, 1928
Henry Judd Ward .............. Jan. 23, 1928
Fred B. Steenbergh .......•..... Mar. 7, 1928
William Frederick Polk ......... Mar. 29, 1928
Cassius M. Bowman ............ April 6, 1928
William Roberts ............... April IO, 1928
William ]. Mattice .............. April 12, 1928
James G. Morrison •............. April 20, 1928
Frank B. Wheeler .............. April 28, 1928
Bruce, No. 15 .•..•..••. George W. Grant ............... Sept. 29, 1927
Southern Tier, No. 16 .. Turney Harry Gonware ......... Sept. 3, 1927
James R. Empey ................ Jan. 4, 1928
William Orlando Rowley ...•.... Feb. 9, 1928
Rudolph W. Schlick ............. May 20, 1928
Buffalo, No. 17 ..•.••.•• William Henry Higham ..•.••... June 6, 1927
Thomas Fischer Marsden ...••.. June 9, 1927
Henry Price .............•..... July 6, 1927
Eugene A. Whitcomb ....•...... Sept. 9, 1927
Cyrus Lucien Barber ............ Sept. II, 1927
John Edward Wesley ........... Dec. 12, 1927
William S. Stevenson ........... Jan. 17, 1928
Charles Reynolds Dunning ...... Mar. 8, 1928
Ellsworth Milton Statler ........ April 17, 1928
King Hiram, No. 18 ... James H. McCullough ........... July IO, 1927
Earl G. Simon .................. Jan. 5, 1928
Noble D. Merritt ............... May 6, 1928

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Doric, No. 19 ..•....... Joseph W. Mc Williams ......... Jan. 29, 1927
J. Leslie Weller, Sr............. June . 4. 1927
Merritt L. Hutchison ........... Aug. 15, 1927
Alonzo D. McMaster ........... Sept. 13, 1927
Wilmot J. Hall ................. Sept. 29, 1927
Robert G. Nesbit. .............. Oct. 8, 1927
James S. Graham ............... Nov. IO, 1927
Morris F. Clark ................ Nov. 18, 1927
Willard G. Cobb ................ Dec. 17, 1927
R. Charles Reyne!!. ............. Dec. 19, 1927
Charles G. Tiefel. .............. Dec. 26, 1927
Asher P. Whipple .............. Jan. 9. 1928
Albert T. Thompson ............ April 13, 1928
Porter B. Van Deusen .......... May 19, 1928
Robert T. Anderson ............. May 25, 1928
Keystone, No. 20 •••••. Peter Young ................... July II, 1927
James A. Andros ............... July 25, 1927
Charles H. Phillips ............. Oct. IO, 1927
Loren H. Middough ............. Dec. 3, 1927
Christian C. Luippold ........... Jan. 19, 1928
Willis E. Chilson ............... Jan. 20, 1928
Frederick H. Livingston ......... Feb. 26, 1928
Joseph P. Drummer ............ Mar. 9, 1928
Ancient City, No. 21 ... George P. Trumpbour ........... Dec. 30, 1927
DeWitt Clinton, No. 22.Hyman Gips ................... June 3, 1919
Myer Rosengarden ............. June 15, 1923
Waldo Lake Minton ............. May 31, 1927
Joel Lorenzo Chandler .......... July 8, 1927
H. Guy Williams ............... July 9, 1927
Walter Hunter Van Guysling .... July 13, 1927
George J. Needham ............. July 15, 1927
Jess Delos Kelley ............... Sept. 30, 1927
Vedder A. Peters ............... Oct. 6, 1927
Erastus Coming Hill ..........•. Nov. 7, 1927
Albert Isaac Marx .............. Dec. 10, 1927
Clark Horton Porter ............ Dec. 14, 1927
Roscoe Hubbard Beeman ........ Dec. 15, 1927
Francis J. Forney ............... Jan. 5, 1928
Abram W. Lansing ..........••. Jan. 25, 1928
Jonathan Sherry Barton ......... Feb. 14, 1928
Jacob M. Blatner ............... Feb. 18, 1928
William Peters ................. Mar. 9, 1928
William Johnstone ............. Mar. 24, 1928
George Washington Papen ....... April 3, 1928
William A. Funck ............... April 22, 1928
John C. Harvey ................. April 24, 1928
Gustave L. Oppenheim .......... May 2, 1928
Dunkirk, No. 25 ........ George Edgar McGonegal. ...... April 14, 1928
Palmyra, No. 26 ....... Frank Leslie Thorp ............. Oct. 25, 1927
Charles Tallman Bloomer ....... Oct. 31, 1927
Charles George Zimmerlin ....... Nov. I, 1927
Edgar D. Mather ............... Mar. 30, 1928
King Solomon, No. 31.James A. Thompson ............. July 8, 1927
Curtis F. Hoag ................. Aug. 9, 1927
Myatt F. Goring .............•.. April 14, 1928

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Jamestown, No. 32 ••••• Wilton H. DeLaney ........••... Aug. (30, 1927

Andrew Watson White .....•.•.. Oct. 2, 1927
John Chamberlain Mason .••..... Jan. 14, 1928
William R. Botsford ..........•. April II, 1928
Joseph F. Loffel. ............... May IO, 1928
Olean, No. 33 ...•••••.. John B. Erickson ............... Aug. IO, 1927
Watertown, No. 34 ..... Charles W. Hawkes ....••..••... Feb. 14, 1928
George Alfred Stebbins .........• Mar. 26, 1928
Hornellsville, No. 35 .•• George D. Prangen ..••....•..... Oct. 31, 1927
John S. Charles ................. Nov. 15, 1927
Jessie S. Hardenburg .....•.... ; . Nov. 27, 1927
Edward F. Newell .............. Jan. 21, ·1928
John M. Newman ............... Jan. 21, 1928
Berbert G. Hartman .....••..... Feb. 4, 1928
Ray Milo B. Smith ............. Mar. 31, 1928
Frank S. Smith ................. April 2, 1928
Cryptic, No. 37 •••••.•• James H. Jones ................. Oct. 27, 1927
Tyrian, No. 43 .....••.. Grant Gordon Collins ...••.•.... June 3, 1927
Samuel Brookings Tuttle •.•••.•. Aug. 31, 1927
Henry Arthur Adams ........... Oct. 22, 1927
Francis Charles Thomas Wootton .Jan. 17, 1928
William Maynard Levy, Jr...•... April 27, 1928
Fulton, No. 50 ..••..... Francis A. Stafford .....•....••. Dec. 30, 1927
Washington, No. 52 .... James B. Foote ..............•.. Aug. 28, 1927
Sanford H. Newton ....•••...•.. Sept 28, 1927
Henry H. Wood ..•..•••••...... Feb. 16, 1928
Corning, No. 53 ........ William E. Leffingwell ...•.•.... Oct. 12, 1927
Hudson, No. 6:2 •••••.•• William H. Gross ............... Dec. 12, 1927
Charles F. Booth ....•••.•.•... Feb. II, 1928
Abram F. Bogardus ...•.•.••... Mar. 14, 1928
Edwin Woolcock ....•.•.•..••.. April 16, 1928
Cortez L. Buchman .....••.•...• April 22, 1928
Phoenix, No. 70 ........ William B. Middleton ........... July 19, 1927
Edward F. Brush ...........•... Oct. 3, 1927
Daniel Lewis .................. Dec. 3, 1927
Herman M. Williams ........... Feb. 24, 1928
Lawrence L. Philbrook .......... May 7, 1928
Alph-Omega, No. 7I. .. Albert G. Pflueger .............. Oct. 8, 1926
Howard A. Maynard ......•.... Nov. 8, 1927
Johnstown, No. 72 ..... Henry W. Potter ....•.•...••... Oct. 6, 1927
Wesley Lynes .................. Jan. 20, 1928
Eugene W. Peck ...........•.... Feb~ 8, 1928
George S. J. Chant ............. Mar. 29, 1928
St. George's, No. 74 .. . Fred C. Elbert ................. Aug. 19, !1927
Charles W. Burdick ............. Nov. 15, 1927
Obert A. Pearson ............... Dec. 18, 1927
Edward A. Johnson ............. Jan. 22, 1928
Samuel D. Ashley ............... Jan. 30, .1928
Charles S. Gardner ............. Feb. 6, 1928
Elmer E. Loucks ............... April 19, 1928
Andrew B. Mackey ........•.... May 24, 1928
William F. Gates ............... May 31, 1928

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Huntington, No. 76 ....• Henry L. Carr ..........•....... Aug. 31, 1927

Albert Simpson Walling ......... Mar. 21, 1928
St. Lawrence, No. 77 . . Hollis W. Martin ............... April 28, 1928
Catskill, No. 78 ........ Herbert W. Terwilliger ......... June IO, 1927
Samuel S. Young ............... June 29, 1927
Ewald Boyl .......•............ Oct. 22, 1927
Louis F. Tremmel. .........•.... Feb. 14, 1928
Temple, No. 79 ........ Abraham Lincoln Yates ......... Aug. 30, 1927
Joseph Shaw ................... Sept. 15, 1927
Robert Brown .................. Mar. 2, 1928
Flatbush, No. So ....... William Burt Cook ...••........ Nov. 30, 1927
Joseph Warren, No. Sr.George A. Ferris ............... Mar. 6, 1928
Salamanca, No. 82 .•... Walter Otto Fredrikson ......... Nov. 6, 1927
Zarthan, No. 83 ........ Charles Thistlethwaite .......... Nov. ' 1927
Zabud, No. 84 .......... Lyman A. Best ................. Dec. 20, 1927
Lafayette, No. 86 ..•... Fred W. Stewart ................ April 17, 1928

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 Officers, Location and Date of Assemblies of Constituent Councils
NAKB No. MASTER. DEPUTY MASTER. P. C. oF THE WoRK I RECORDER. WHERE LoCATBD. STATED ASSEMBLIES.

COLUMBIAN • • • • . I Willard C. Curtiss Howard V. Hennigar Ronald G. Macdonald Martin Q. Good New York City 1st Thursday, 1 :30 p. m.
UNION . • • • • • . . . . 2 Milton E. Ellis Frank I. Felter R. Pearson Bowles Richard "M:. Backus New York City 3rd Tuesday, except July and August
Harry A. Bingham ~~:k~~rk City 1st Saturday, except July, Aug. and Sept.
BROOKLYN • • • • . . 4 Walter L. Banta Frederick G. Gottsch Charles W. Ford Lewis R. Lochhead 3rd Saturday, except July and August
ADELPHIC • . • • . . . 7 William W. Graham J. Oscar Goetz Tom Maycock
RoTICA •...••.... 12 Merton E. Nettleton Raymond M. Roberts Nelson P. Weier Earl C. Pressey Rome 1st Monday "
CENTRAL CITY •.. 13 James S. Wilcox John G. Giles Charles J. Wells Samuel R. W. Marriott Syracuse 2nd Wednesday
BLOSS ...•.•••.. 14 C. Edward Catlin Otis M. Hawley Charles C. Freihofer Fred A. Richardson Troy 1st Friday
BRUCB ••.....•.. 15 A. Irvinit_Johnson Herbert B. Cannon Herman Miller Arthur C. Gloger Lockport 2nd Monday
SouTHERN TIER .. 16 HarryW. Van Campen Henry J. Worth Edwin S. Merriam A. H. BorthwiCk Elmira 3rd Wednesday
BUFFALO ..•.•••. 17 Albert W. Snyder Joseph H. Dance Colin McLeod Gustave C. Foerch Buffalo 2nd Thursday
KING HIRAM •... 18 Paul R. Chappell John F. Noonan William M. Munro Irving. C. King Auburn 2nd Wednesday
DoRIC .•..•••... 19 Raymond E. Westbury Harvey H. Newcomb John E. Williams Luther H. Miller Rochester 4th Monday
KEYSTONE .••.•.. 20 Harold R. Prouse Clarence F. Walters Charles E. Brack E. Parker Waggoner Buffalo 3rd Tuesday
ANCIENT CITY •. 21 George C. Kent Karl Schwarzwaelder George W. Gulick W. Frank Davis Kingston ~rd Friday
DEWITT CLINTON. 22 Fred'k A. Nicholson D. Lester Williams Frank R. Rowe Peter Schumacher Albany 3rd Thursday
BINGHAMTON •••. 24 E. Stanley Pier Hugh Hearon Raymond H. Moody Roy C. McHenry Binghamton 4th Wednesday
DUNKIRK ..••... 25 Joseph Dopler Albert G. Walter Hoyt R. Darbee Richard H. Heppell Dunkirk 1st Wednesday
PALMYRA ..•..... 26 Earl D. Salem Homer Amos Bassage Alfred C. Hopkins M. Francis Cathers Palmyra 2nd Tuesday
KING SOLOMON •.. 31 Francis C. Ryan Josiah C. Fuller John G. Moller Albert E. Schwartz Poughkeepsie 4th Friday except July, Aug. and Dec.
JAMESTOWN ..•.. 32 Reynold 0. Norquist Frank E. Hause Sidney__ T. Hewes C. V. Elmer Gustafson Jamestown 1st Wednesday
OLEAN • • • • . • • . 33 C. E. G. Sederholm Grover C. Deckman JamesW.Ulmschneider Frank H. Norton Olean 2nd Wednesday
.. WATERTOWN .•... 34 Harry S. Dawson H. Roy Allen Walter P. Eaton Leslie M. Cooper Watertown ·14th Friday
iX> HORNELLSVILLE •. 35 Duncan Boughner John B. Hagadorn Andrew D. Travis George H. Grosvenor Hornell 1st Friday
ADONIRAM ••.•... 36 Abraham U. Whitson Fred C. Pearson William G. Wittcke Clare E. Burtis Flushing 3rd Thursday
CRYPTIC ....•.•. 37 Richard J. Maher Jay W. DeWitt Charles F. Flamm~r Arthur L. Churchill Saratoga Springs 2nd and 4th Thursdays
BATH •••.....•.. 40 John B. Brownley Henry J. Donnelly Elmer Kleckler Walter H. Brace Bath 1st and 3rd Tuesdays
TYRIAN ••...•.•. 43 Stewart James Frazier Seth St. John Allen Carl Robert Myers Newton R. McI!waine Plattsburgh 2nd Wednesday, except June
FULTON • • . . • . . • . 50 George A. Coates Leroy R. Lybolth Ransom A. Short William E. Howard Fulton Last Friday
WASHINGTON •.•. 52 William J. Williams Walter H. Merritt Charles M. Putnam Hermon E. Sullivan Whitehall 2nd Friday
CORNING •.•.•... 53 George W. Pratt William B. Adams George F. Showers Harrie 0. Anderson Cornin!l: 3rd Thursday
PEEKSKILL ...•.. 55 Elias Whitney Travis H. Alban Anderson Edson R. Brewer Lewis Allport Peekskill 2nd Monday, except June, Sept.Dec. and Meil.
HUDSON ..•..... 62 Thos. H. M. Hathaway William H. Graves William Herberg William A. Merrell Hudson 2nd Monday
PHOENIX ....•... 70 George S. Wyman Arthur J. Morrison Franklin P. Bunker John Burden Mt. Vernon 2nd Friday
ALPH-0MEGA .... 71 Edwin M. Phillips John B. Cobb Frank W. Mallison Charles A. Mack Medina 2nd Monday
JOHNSTOWN •.... 72 Chauncey C. Thayer Ferdinand E.Schoeffier Harrington J. Atwell Nathaniel W.Wheadon Johnstown 2nd Wednesday
ST. GEORGE'S ..... 74 Raymond T. Viets Henry J. Van Slyck Charles H. Huntley Hanford Robison Schenectady 2nd Wednesday
SKoI·YASE ...... 75 Ellery H. Messer Milton P. Sandford Robert C. Rippey Robert M. Holcomb Waterloo 2nd Friday
HUNTINGTON ..•• 76 Clifton F. Gardner !Fred W.Hunninghouse George P. Gillis Allison E. Lowndes Huntington 3rd Friday except July and August
ST. LAWRENCE .. 77 John S. Hazen Frank F. Williams Herbert W. Fear! Bert C. Spaulding Potsdam 2nd Tuesday
CATSKILL ....••. 78 Floyd S. Parks William H. Wiles Walter E. Howe Albert S. Paulsen Catskill 4th Monday
TEMPLE ......... 79 William H. Hunt Wm. T. N. Outhwaithe George R. Shepard William Zinter Niagara Falls 1st Friday except July and August
FLATBUSH .•..... 80 Arthur H. Moeller Frederick T. Pack William J. Kaseman Edward H. Avery Brooklyn 4th Tuesday
JosEPH WARREN. . 81 Frank L. Moore 'I Robert I. Brayton James L. Maloney Loyal L. Davis Glens Falls 1st Friday
SALAMANCA ••... 82 Howard E. Hancock Thomas V. Pifer Ralph E. Marker A. Edward Krieger Salamanca 2nd Monday
ZARTHAN .••••.•. 83 William H. Young Adam Hotaling Charles W. Hatcher Clyde R. Wilcox Ilion 2nd Thursday
ZABUD .••••....• 84 John Wood !Louis Benzer Charles Hall Ernest H. deGuiscard Freeport 4th Thursday
TRIANGLE ••..... 85 Richard H. Burton Albert A. Lang Charles Wingerath Eugene H. Vanderbilt Jamaica 4th Wednesday
LAFAYETTB ..•••• 86 Fred G. Newbery Card J. Miller John L. B. Hinds Frederic H. Ridgeway Yonkers 2nd Monday
0NBONTA ....••. 187 William E. Ford Ursil A. Ferguson Richard M. Roberts Walter A. Bliss Oneonta 4th Wednesday
 Abstract of Returns from Constituent Councils
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 Permanent Members of the Grand Council
Being Past Masters of Constituent Councils living and in good standing

Tabulated in order of seniority.

CoLUMBIAN CouNCIL, No. 1.

James H. Curtin Charles Peppel George Herring

Martin Q. Good W. Knight Vernon William J. Morgan
James Stewart Charles N. Hulburt Albert C. Markard
Chauncey E. Goodrich Edwin Raymond Knox William R. Wilson
Charles Grosch John B. Adkins John J. Bott
William Boyd Tindle Oliver L. Menard George E. Bradbrook

UNION CouNCIL, No. 2.

Alexander P. Milligan Edward Feih C. Linwood Morrell

J. Stewart Wilson Roy S. Houck Ernest E. Wilson
John Bramwell Henry J. Huemmer Clarence F. Heath
Oliver H. LaBarre Arthur A. Barr Howard P. Willson
Frank A. Spencer Harry Aery
Joseph L. Lockhart Nicholas Pecora

BROOKLYN CouNCIL, No. 4.

Adolph C. Wenzel Henry P. Stevens Daniel W. Ballou
John L. J~dge Clarence G. Franklin William J. Moore
William Bamber Henry M. Rynehart Benjamin S. Dubell
Charles C. Rhodes William R. Salter James C. Decry
George A. Lutz Charles H. Hadlock
James W. Palmitier Axel J. Hallbeck

AnELPHic CouNcIL, No. 7.

William Downes John J. Pheelan John F. Birmingham
Thurber F. Russell Percy W. Willard Henry Heller
James Chambers Willam Frank Russell S. Ormond Goldan
Charles H. Stoddard Harry A. Bingham William A. Meyers
Henry DeWitt Hamilton Major D. Hanna Roland E. Ellis
Henry W. Remington Jeremiah Hunter
John W. Kirby Matthew S. Cumner

ROTICA CouNCIL, No. 12.

William F. Tremain Earl C. Pressey Harry A. Sinclair

William F. Harris Thomas Parke Benjamin B. Gilbert

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 CENTRAL CITY CouNcIL, No. IJ.
George B. Cathers Herman G. Rees
Henry A. MacGruer George K. Hancock
Jerome L. Cheney William H. Hall
Lawrence Thompson William L. Cummings
John Peter Listman Christian Lehmann
Elmer J. Clark Chester D. Crowell
Willard C. Hay
Lloyd J. Richardson
Samuel R. W. Marriott
David D. Mohler
Erwin George Nichols

BLoss CouNCIL, No. I4.

T. Campbell Collin Daniel Jones Frederick W. Powers
John P. Deal Harry A. Sheldon Ollie H. Childress
Henry Calhoun William H. Kirkpatrick Louis N. Ellenbogen
Edward A. Webster Walter M. Douglas Frank P. Lotz
Edwin Buchman Frank Richardson Frank M. Ames
Ensign S. Homer David A. Tomlinson James G. Caddick
Zina C. Lewis William F. Seber Fred B. Hancox

BRUCE CouNCIL, No. IS.

John A. McLaughlin, Jr. Howard E. Long Arthur C. Gloger
Mark D. Welsher Harry E. Brees Marcus L. Liddell
Frank W. Travis Ross C. Holley F. Randall Thompson
William C. Shapleigh Lewis E. Morey Jesse M. Bell
Burton A. Preish Arthur A. Davenport Lauren P. Young
Robert E. Emerson Elgie G. Knowles Alfred W. Sill

SOUTHERN TIER CouNCIL, No. I6.

Charles L. Hart Jesse L. Churchill A. William Yungsttum
Henry Mander Harry S. Tipton Louis A. Northrop
Guy W. Shoemaker Chauncey B. Hammond Richard Marlowe
James M. Randall Edgar E. Wemple Ralph M. Newell
Charles S. Tuttle William S. Barnes Frank Brockway Blossom
George R. Hemenway Harry I. Tong

BUFFALO CouNcIL, No. I?.

William Dempster William J. Koepf Arthur Solomon
John H. Clark Wesley M. Backus James M. Todd
Edgar C. N cal Frank W. Tyler Esbon B. Rew
Peter Post Andrew Gustave Koepf Samuel F. Hamilton
James R. Newman Edward A. Jones Augustus A. Derdenger
Charles A. Fero Peter G. Klumpp George L. Hodgson

KING HIRAM COUNCIL, No. 18.

Fred J. Humphryes Henry D. DeGroff George T. Clarke

Arthur Tailby Lewis E. Martin Fred S. Thompson
Alpha L. Dewdney Irving C. King John E. Heywood
John T. Leach Joseph W. Douglas
James G. Noakes F. Maurice Harrop

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 DoRic CouNcIL, No. Ig.
John W. Merriam Earl J. Neville S. Edward Hitchcock
Willard S. Bradt Sidney E. White Harry G. Greensmith
Samuel C. Pierce William A. Buff James R. Kimber
Ezra M. Sparlin Charles H. Peck Charles M. Buck
Harry J. Mulligan Luther H. Miller Howard G. Nobles
Charles M. Colton Frederick L. Dutcher Charles S. Naramore
John C. Baumer W. Wirt Whittlesey Charles E. Cook
George Edward Hatch George J. Vetter Albert E. Chadwick

KEYSTONE CouNcIL, No. 20.

Fred E. Ogden Georg!; W. Curtis Washington A. Russell
George Clinton Esslie V. Kraft George A. Davis, Jr.
Earl N. Blood Virgil J. Ullman Henry L. Frey
William S. Riselay J. William Prouse R. Stanley Ruthven
Elias Haffa E. Parker Waggoner William C. Bingham
Wilbur H. Funk John G. Rieger
Frederick A. Fell H. Morton Curtis

ANCIENT CITY COUNCIL, No. 2I.

Samuel Stern William McCullough Edward N. Snow
W. Frank Davis Robert G. Groves

DEWITT CLINTON CouNCIL, No. 22.

George R. Hodgkins Lewis C. Vanderheyden Eugene B. Sanford
Will L. Lloyd William E. Bailey Arthur B. Gregg
William H. Spawn Howard Watson Charles H. Johnson
William E. Woollard N. Irving Martin William T. Fletcher
Eugene Crawford George C. Vroman Edward C. Eaton, Jr.
Eugene E. Hinman Philip F. Sohni Herbert H. Howard
Charles L. Myers Ernest C. Johnson Jerry B. Badgley
William H. Butler Chester J. Moore
Peter Schumacher Walter R. Marden

BINGHAMTON COUNCIL, No. 24.

Frederick W. Putnam Charles H. Wareing E. Stanley Pier
Roy C. McHenry Elmer E. Davis

DUNKIRK CouNCIL, No. 25.

Hiram A. Matteson Thomas W. Pentecost John C. Schwertfager
Horace C. Pentecost James C. Powell Matthew J. Scholtes
Harry B. Lyon Oscar C. Segebarth Thomas H. Harvey
Albert E. Nugent Fred Z. Shoemaker Henry W. Wirtner
Richard H. Heppell James M. Champlain George C. Schwertfager

PALMYRA CouNcIL, No. 26.

S. Nelson Sawyer Arthur DeWitt Becker Roy Pullman
Alfred C. Hopkins James H. L. Gallagher W. Ray Converse
Lynn E. Briggs Harry H. Hunt Earl Braman
Samuel Hall Hunt Ralph D. Sessions Russell M. Bareham

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 KING SOLOMON CouNCIL, No. 3I.
Thomas Finley Edward J.MacClelland Frederick M. Stark
Walter E. Walker Henry B. Schryver Martin F. Bollinger
S. Wright Butler Harry F. Margwarth Edw. T. F. Randolph
Walter W. Kingston Harry Bayer Paul A. H. Weiss
JAMESTOWN COUNCIL, No. 32.
Harry L. Briggs Clayton Oscar Johnson James H. Mason
0. Nelson Rushworth Henry Marvin Lund Edwin E. Gustafson
Roland K. Mason Chauncey A. Moon George W. Hosie
Joseph R. Rogers Fred H. Anderson Roscoe W. Clark
Hugo E. Sellvin Albert S. Price Harry lngleson
Edwin Archibald Ridell Theodore N. Nelson C. V. Elmer Gustafson
OLEAN CouNcIL, No. 33.
William L. Myrick Henry E. Hall Charles H. Derby
Isaac P. Collins Frank H. Norton
John G. Murdock John M. Seltzer
WATERTOWN CouNCIL, No. 34.
Daniel R. Blinn Leonard M. N enning
John H. O'Brien C. Howard Greene
HORNELLSVILLE COUNCIL, No. 35.
H. Tobias Harris Philip M. Nast, Jr. Guy L. Loper
William H. Prangen John B. Hagadorn Duncan Boughner
Frank Donahue Fred Stephenson
AooNIRAM CouNcIL, No. 36.
George 0. Linkletter Edward C. Krapp Henry B. Slater
Clare E. Burtis Thomas B. Furman
Edwin L. Brooks Harold S. Embree
CRYPTIC CouNcIL, No. 37.
John Bennett Walter S. Prescott Frederick L. Pennoyer
Frank M. Adee Will W. Smith John E. Spencer
J urian Miller George B. Wright Charles P. Reeves
Frank M. Lawrence Frederick A. Storrs
BATH CouNcIL, No. 40.
Edw. A. Messerschmitt Henry J. Donnelly Ernest V. Case
H. Belmont Lee Jesse M. Pridmore Ralph J. Buckmaster
Frank E. Rowe Clinton W. Richardson Hoxie W. Smith
Albert B. deGroat John R. Griswold
Elmer Kleckler Charles L. Davison
TYRIAN COUNCIL, No. 43.
Newton R. Mcilwaine Hosea W. Gage Stewart James Frazier
Harry Clay Hitchcock George K. Hawkins
Herbert A. Stutchbury Harvey MacKenzie

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 FULTON CouNCIL, No. 50.
Ernest A. Putnam William C. Morgan Claude W. Knight
Fred W. Snyder Amos M. Druse George 0. Snyder
Charles F. Loomis William S. Hillick William H. ·Singleton
John C. Murray Woodis B. Halstead Clarence G. Van Skoik
William E. Howard Roy E. Reynolds
WASHINGTON CouNCIL,' No. 52.
Hermon E. Sullivan William J. Williams Gordon Z. Dean
Otis A. Dennis Dewey A. Forbush Ralph L. Rush
Clarence E. Parker Willis G. C. Wood
A. D. Bartholomew C. Clinton Holt
CoRNING CouNcIL, No. 53.
John Comosh Ray C. Rhinehart Harrie 0. Anderson
Hugh H. Kendall Arthur D. Moore George W. Pratt
Francis C. Williams Anthony M. Haischer
Lewis N. Lattin Robert L. Allison
PEEKSKILL CouNcIL, No. 55.
Edward F. Hill Fred A. Smith Solomon Lichter
Henry P. Dain Amos 0. Squires H. Lloyd Griffin
George E. Briggs Frank H. Whitney Carl G. Pfeiffer
Charles A. Dyckman Harry C. Todd Lewis Allport
Albert Ellis Phin Robert Suda11 Elbert F. Utter
Lanning G. Roake Edward J. Wilson Albert C. Cruger
Charles E. Felton Harold Field Horne Thomas F. Willock
HunsoN CouNCIL, No. 62.
Charles N. Traver Frank S. Clapper William P. Boright
Frederick H. Simmons Alfred D. Wolff, Jr. Samuel Transue
Frederick W. Spencer Bruce C. Risley Amos Burton
PHOENIX CouNCIL, No. 70.
Moses D. Getty Harry W. Brown Robert Clarke
Franklin T. Davis Horace P. Hollister George Thompson
Ossian Lang Stephen Preston, Jr. John R. Morse
J. Porter Freeman Adolph Wade Henry B. Brown
Henry W. Pratt William R. Leaf Charles B. Weller
William H. Mason Chester D. Babcock John Burden
ALPH-0MEGA CouNcIL, No. 71.
George A. Newell Charles A. Mack Edwin M. Phillips
Irving L'Hommedieu Alonzo L. Waters
A. Gardner Phillips Daniel F. H. Allen
JOHNSTOWN COUNCIL, No. 72.
Fred L. Carroll Abram Baird Robert L. Dawson
Edward M. Baringer Arthur B. Wassung
Louis K. Maylender,Jr. Herbert T. Clemans

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 ST. GEORGE's CouNCIL, No. 74.
Frank H. Sargent Winfield A. Atwood Edwin C. Vedder
George F. Williamson Robert R. Douglass Everett E. Green
William F. Story James H. Deal Samuel S. Forster
Robert B. Johnston George W. Axtell William F. Jacob
Frederick A. Hull George H. Ashman
Harry L. Erlicher Henry V. Burger

SK01-YASE CouNCIL, No. 75.

John E. Becker Charles H. Pratz Tom William Bailey
Robert Takel, Jr. Hubert H. Senior William C. Buchholz
Arthur E. Dilts Clayton H. Pinckney George Semmens
William C. Shanks Robert M. Holcomb Alfred W. Burnham

HUNTINGTON CouNCIL, No. 76.

Allison E. Lowndes Burdge P. MacLean,Jr. Henry A. Murphy
Clarence E. Cutting Emmett B. Hawkins Kurt J. Galow

ST. LAWRENCE CouNCIL, No. 77.

Frank F. Williams Edwin L. Weegar

CATSKILL CouNCIL, No. 78.

Leon L. Parker Howard E. Muller James L. MacNee
Rudolph J. Stahl Henry Layman
P. Tremain Loud Robert E. Townsend

TEMPLE CouNcIL, No. 79.

Charles F. Cushing Solomon Kimpel G. Edward Sims
Charles R. Phelps Thomas W. Aitken Frank Diemer

FLATBUSH CouNCIL, No. So.

John A. Derthick David M. Boe Charles A. Gamble
Henry G. Story David C. Pitcher

JosEPH WARREN CouNCIL, No. 81.

Adelbert J. Selleck Loyal L. Davis Frank L. Moore
William Lee Harry W. Pangburn

SALAMANCA CouNcIL, No. 82.

A. Edward Krieger Warren J. Hoy Frederick C. Pifer
Clifford C. Cheney Arthur M. Lloyd

ZARTHAN COUNCIL, No. 83.

Herbert H. Williams Clyde R. Wilcox William H. Young
Bernhard F. Lynd Henry Fred Millar
 ZABUD CouNcIL, No. 84.
John L. Raynor David A. Kennedy
George Wood Gilbert C. Shadwell

TRIANGLE CouNCIL, No. 85

Edward L. Hein

LAFAYETTE CouNCIL, No. 86

J. Caleb Fisher Arthur W. Peene

ONEONTA CouNCIL, No. 87

Alfred J. Stratton

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 Addresses of Grand Recorders
ALABAMA
George A. Beauchamp ................ Masonic Temple, Montgomery
ARIZONA
Harry A. Drachman ............•... Scottish Rite Cathedral, Tucson
ARKANSAS
Fay Hempstead ....................... Masonic Temple, Little Rocle
CALIFORNIA
Thomas A. Davies ...... Room 423, Masonic Temple, San Francisco
COLORADO
William W. Cooper .................. 319 Masonic Temple, Denver
CONNECTICUT
Thomas W. Morgan ...................... P. 0. Box 1021, Hartford
DELAWARE
Marshall M. Carpenter ................. P. 0. Box 245, Wilmington
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
John A. Colborn ...................... Masonic Temple, Washington
ENGLAND AND WALES
Major T. G. L. Lumley-Smith ................................ .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Masons' Hall, Great Queen St., London, W. C. 2
FLORIDA
Wilber P. Webster ..................... P. 0. Box 618, Jacksonville
GENERAL GRAND COUNCIL
John D. Lee ..................... Masonic Temple, Columbia, S. C.
GEORGIA
A. G. Miller .............•................. Masonic Temple, Macon
ILLINOIS
George W. Warvelle .................. 159 North State St., Chicago
INDIANA
Robert A. Woods ....................... Masonic Temple, Princeton
IOWA
D. M. Brownlee ........................................ Sioux City
KANSAS
Elmer F. Strain ...............•.......... Masonic Temple, Topeka
KENTUCKY
G. Allison Holland ...................................... Lexington
LOUISIANA
John A. Davilla .......... Room 301, Masonic Temple, New Orleans
MAINE
Charles B. Davis ....•................... Masonic Temple, Portland
MARYLAND
Gustav A. Eitel. ....................... Masonic Temple, Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS
Raymond T. Sewall ............ Room 209, Masonic Temple, Boston
MARITIME PROVINCES
Albert C. Lemmon ............. .. Sg Metcalf St., Saint John, N. B.
MICHIGAN
Charles A. Conover ........................ : ............. Coldwater

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MINNESOTA
John Fishel. ............................. Masonic Temple, St. Paul
MISSISSIPPI
Edward L. Faucette ...................................... Meridian
MISSOURI
Ray V. Denslow ........................................... Trenton
MONTANA
Luther T. Hauberg ......................... P. 0. Box 8¢, Helena
NEBRASKA
Lewis E. Smith ............... Room 401, Masonic Temple, Omaha
NEVADA
George L. Swartz ............................ P. 0. Box 757, Elko
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Harry M. Cheney ........................ 3 No. Main St., Concord
NEW JERSEY
Harry Ames Putnam .................. 17 Wilkinson Place, Trenton
NEW YORK
George Edward Hatch ... 846 Lincoln-Alliance Bank Bldg., Rochester
NORTH CAROLINA
John B. Griggs ...................... P. 0. Box 365, Elizabeth City
NORTH DAKOTA
Walter L. Stockwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... Fargo
OHIO
Wm. T. S. O'Hara .................... .740 Nicholas Bldg., Toledo
OKLAHOMA
Ira B. Kirkland .... Room 12, First National Bank Bldg., Muskogee
OREGON
James H. Richmond .................... 145 East 33rd St., Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
Richard T. Hugus ............. First National Bank Bldg., Jeannette
RHODE ISLAND
William R. Greene ................... Freemasons' Hall, Providence
SCOTLAND
George A. Howell ........................ . 76 Queen St., Edinburgh
SOUTH CAROLINA
0. Frank Hart. .......................................... Columbia
SOUTH DAKOTA
George A. Pettigrew ................................... Siotix Falls
TENNESSEE
Charles H. Smart ...................... 319 7th Ave., N., Nashville
TEXAS
T. M. Bartley ................................................ Waco
VERMONT
Archie S. Harriman ..................................... Burlington
WASHINGTON
Horace W. Tyler ........................ Masonic Temple, Tacoma
WISCONSIN
William F. Weiler ................. . 470 Van Buren St., Milwaukee

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 Recorders of Constituent Councils
COLUMBIAN, No. 1
Martin Q. Good ...................... 1070 East 27th St., Brooklyn
UNION, No. 2
Richard M. Backus .......... 2430 University Ave., New York City
BROOKLYN, No. 4
Lewis R. Lochhead .. P. 0. Box 285, Grand Central Station, N. Y. City
ADELPHIC, No. 7
Harry A. Bingham ......... 42 Lawrence Ave., West Orange, N. J.
ROTICA, No. 12
Earl C. Pressey ..................... 207 East Bloomfield St., Rome
CENTRAL CITY, No. 13
Samuel R. W. Marriott .................. 128 Roney Road, Syracuse
BLOSS, No. 14
Fred A. Richardson .......................... Union Station, Troy
BRUCE, No. 15
Arthur C. Gloger ............................. R. F. D. 8, Lockport
SOUTHERN TIER, No. 16
A. H. Borthwick .......................... 334 Irvine Place, Elmira
BUFFALO, No. 17
Gustave C. Foerch .......... Military Road, Hertel Station, Buffalo
KING HIRAM, No. 18
Irving C. King .............................. 202 Lewis St., Geneva
DORIC, No. 19
Luther H. Miller ................ 61 Clinton Ave., North, Rochester
KEYSTONE, No. 20
E. Parker Waggoner ................... 452 Delaware Ave., Buffalo
ANCIENT CITY, No. 21
W. Frank Davis ................ 34 East Saint James St., Kingston
DEWITT CLINTON, No. 22
Peter Schumacher ............................ Court House, Albany
BINGHAMTON, No. 24
Roy C. McHenry ...... Binghamton Savings Bank Bldg., Binghamton
DUNKIRK, No. 25
Richard H. Heppell ...................... Masonic Temple, Dunkirk
PALMYRA, No. 26
M. Francis Cathers ..................... 165 W. Main St., Palmyra
KING SOLOMON, No. 31
Albert E. Schwartz ................. 67 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie
JAMESTOWN, No. 32
C. V. Elmer Gustafson ............. 233 Broadhead Ave., Jamestown
OLEAN, No. 33
Frank H. Norton ........................... 13o6 Irving St., Olean
WATERTOWN, No. 34
Leslie M. Cooper .................. 231 N. Hamilton St., Watertown
HORNELLSVILLE, No. 35
George H. Grosvenor ....................... . 59 Maple St., Hornell
ADONIRAM, No. 36
Clare E. Burtis ......................... 222 Centr~l Ave., Flushing

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CRYPTIC, No. 37
Arthur L Churchill .............. P. O. Box 275, Saratoga Springs
BATH, No. 40
Walter H. Brace .............................. P. O. Box 345, Bath
TYRIAN, No. 43
Newton R. Mcllwaine ..................... 96 Broad St., Plattsburg
FULTON, No. 50
William E. Howard .................... 212 South Fifth St., Fulton
WASHINGTON. No. 52
Hennon E. Sullivan ........................ 141 Main St., Whitehall
CORNING, No. 53
Harrie 0. Anderson ...................... P. 0. Box 324, Corning
PEEKSKILL, No. 55
Lewis Allport ....................... P. 0. Box 95, Mohegan Lake
HUDSON, No. 62
William A. Merrell ........................ 452 Union St., Hudson
PHOENIX, No. 70
John Burden ............................ •;. City Hall, Mt. Vernon
ALPH-OMEGA, No. 71
Charles A. Mack ........................... 239 Pearl St., Medina
JOHNSTOWN, No. 72
Nathaniel W. Wheadon. . ........... 122 E. Clinton St., Johnstown
ST. GEORGE'S, No. 74
Hanford Robison ........................ 322 State St., Schenectady
SKOl-YASE, No. 75
Robert M. Holcomb ....................... 7 Center St., Waterloo
HUNTINGTON, No. 76
Allison E. Lowndes ..................................... Huntington
ST. LAWRENCE, No. 77
Bert C. Spaulding ........................ 103 Market St., Potsdam
CATSKILL, No. 78
Albert S. Paulsen ...................... 36 Woodland Ave., Catskill
TEMPLE, No. 79
William Zinter ................... 1820 Ontario Ave., Niagara Falls
FLATBUSH. No. 8o
Edward H. Avery ..................... 1382 East 27th St., Brooklyn
JGSEPH WARREN, No. 81
Loyal L. Davis ........................... 134 Glen St., Glens Falls
SALAMANCA, No. 82
A. Ed ward Krieger ........................ 33 Main St., Salamanca
ZARTHAN, No. 83
Clyde R. Wilcox ................................ 42 John St, Ilion
ZABUD, No. 84
Ernest H. deGuiscard ................. 164 Southside Ave., Freeport
TRIANGLE, No. 85
Eugene H. Vanderbilt .................... 8439 89th St., Woodhaven
LAFAYETTE, No. 86
Frederic H. Ridgeway ................. 46 Livingston Ave., Yonkers
ONEONTA, No. 87
Walter A. Bliss ...............•........... 5 Walling Ave., Oneonta

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 Living Past Grand Masters
GEORGE A. NEWELL, G.".M.·., 18g3-18g4 .••...................... Medina
]OHN P. DEAL, G. •.M. •., 1901 ...••••..•..•.••.................... Troy
WILLARD S. BRADT, G:.M:., 1902 .•....••.................... Rochester
IRVING L'HoMMEDIEU, G. •.M. •., 1904 ....••....................... Medina
FRED E. OGDEN, G:.M:., 1906 .................................. Buffalo
FRANK M. ADEE, G:.M:., 1go8 ....................... Saratoga Springs
WILL L LLOYD, G.".M."., 1910 .................................. Albany
MARTIN Q. Goon, G:.M:., 19n •.•...•...•................. New York
GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, G:.M:., 1914 ....................... Rochester
OLIVER H. LABARRE, G.".M."., 1916 ..•.••••••......•...••..•. New York
EUGENE E. HINMAN, G:.M:., 1917 .....••...•••...•..••...•.... Albany
]AMES CHAMBERS, G:.M:., 1918 •.........•...•............. New York
ROLAND K. MASON, G:.M:., 1919 .•......................... Jamestown
HUGH H. KENDALL, G.".M."., 1920 ....•••...•..••.....•...•.... Corning
HENRY A. MAcGRUER, G." .M: ., 1921. .....•................... Syracuse
WILLIAM S. RISELAY, G:.M:., 1923 ...•....•......••.......••.. Buffalo
JOSEPH L. LOCKHART, G:.M:., 1924 .•.•.••....•............. New York
GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, G:.M:., 1925 .••.....•.................. Elmira
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, G. •.M. •., 1927 •••••••••.••.........•.. Manhasset

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 Grand Representatives
of other Grand Councils near the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masters of New York
Appointed
ALABAMA ...........Chester D. Babcock .... Mt. Vernon ....... 1924
ARIZONA ............ John C. Schwertfager .. Dunkirk ........... 1928
ARKANSAS ......•.•. Thomas Parke ........ Rome .....•...•... 1928
CALIFORNIA ....•..• Edward L. Hein ....... Woodhaven ....... 1928
COLORADO .......... Frank H. Whitney ..... Peekskill .......... 1928
CONNECTICUT ...•• Matthew Smith Cumner.Brooklyn .........• 1926
DELAWARE ......... Charles M. Buck ....... Rochester ......... 1926
DIST. OF COLUMBIA.Harry Clay Hitchcock .. Plattsburgh ........ 1926
ENGLAND & WALES.
FLORIDA ............ Jeremiah Hunter ...... New York City .... 1928
GEORGIA ......••...• Frank L. Moore ........ Glens Falls ........ 1928
ILLINOIS ...•....•.•• Chauncey B. Hammond.Elmira ............ 1928
IND IAN A ............ Char!es S. Naramore ... Rochester ......... 1928
IOWA ................ Arthur W. Peene ...... Yonkers ........... 1927
KANSAS ............. Edward C. Eaton, Jr ... Albany ............ 19E
KENTUCKY •........ Harry Bayer .......... Poughkeepsie ...... 1928
LOUISIANA ......... Daniel F. H. Allen .... Medina .........•.. 1928
MAINE ............... Clarence F. Heath ...... New York City .... 1928
MARITIME PROV'S .. William Lee ........... Glens Falls ........ 1926
MARYLAND ......... Henry Grafton Story ... Brooklyn .......... 1926
MASSACHUSETTS .. John F. Birmingham ... New York City .... 1925
MICHIGAN ........•• John Burden ...........Mount Vernon .....• 1928
MINNESOTA ........ Esbon B. Rew .......... Buffalo ............ 1926
MISSISSIPPI ......•. Frederick W. Powers .. Watervliet .•.....•. 1928
MISSOURI ........... George B. Cathers ...... Syracuse ...•.....• 1926
MONTANA .......... Bruce C. Risley ........ Hudson ........... 1924
NEBRASKA ......... Harold S. Embree ..... Hackensack ....... 1928
NEVADA ............ George Wood ......... Merrick ........... 1927
NEW HAMPSHIRE .• Frank F. Williams ....• Canton ...........• 1926
NEW JERSEY ........ Emmett B. Hawkins .... Huntington ........ 1926
NORTH CAROLINA .. Walter S. Prescott ..... Saratoga Springs .. 1928
NORTH DAKOTA ...• Thomas W. Aitken ..... Niagara Falls ...... 1926
OHIO ................ Harry I. Tong ......... Elmira .•........•. 1927
OKLAHOMA ......... Henry V. Burger ....... Schenectady ....... 1926
OREGON ............. Edwin C. Vedder ...... Schenectady ....... 1928
PENNSYLVANIA ..•. Arthur De Witt Becker .. Lynbrook ....•.••.. 1926
RHODE ISLAND ..... Washington A. Russell .. Buffalo .......•.••. 1925
SCOTLAND .......... George Edward Hatch .. Rochester ......... 19~4
SOUTH CAROLINA .. George Herring ....... Brooklyn .......... 1927
SOUTH DAKOTA .... Roy C. McHenry ....... Binghamton ....... 1926
TENNESSEE .......• James H. Mason ....... Jamestown ..•..... 192~
TEXAS .............•• Arthur Matthew Lloyd.Salamanca ......... 1928
VERMONT .........•. Herbert T. Clemans .... Johnstown ......... 1926
WASHINGTON ...... Eugene B. Sanford ..... Albany ..........•. 1925
WISCONSIN ......... William J. Williams ... Whitehall ......... 1928

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 Grand Representatives
of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters
of New York near other Grand Councils
ALABAMA .•...•..... Jacob U. Ray·......•... Woodstock
ARIZONA ......•..••• Morris Goldwater .•..... Prescott
ARKANSAS ...•.•..•• John C. Bone .......... Batesville
CALIFORNIA ........ Robert Hewitt DeWitt .. Yreka
COLORADO ...••...•. Charles H. Dudley ..•.. Colorado Springs
CONNECTICUT ....• W. C. Twombly ....•... Danbury
DELAWARE ......... Henry M. Laws ........ Wilmington
DIST. OF COLUMBIA.L. Whiting Estes ....... Washington
ENGLAND &WALES.Frederick C. Van Duzer.. London
FLORIDA ............ Charles H. Ketchum .... Key West
GEORGIA ............ Jack G. Standifer ...... Blakely
ILLINOIS ..••........ Sylvester 0. Spring .•.. Chicago
INDIANA ........•... Arthur J. Smith ........ Muncie
IOWA ............••.• Thomas G. Allison •..... Council Bluffs
KANSAS ..........•.. Robert H. Montgomery .. Oswego
KENTUCKY ......... John T. Kincaid ....... Lexington
LOUISIANA •........ William A. Briant ...... New Orleans
MAINE ...•........•.. Edwin F. Hillman ...... Portland
MARITIME PROV'S .. W. Leonard Ellis ...... St. John N. B.
MARYLAND ......... Geo. A. Smith .......... Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS .. Wm. B. Lawrence ...... Medford
MICHIGAN ......•..• Emerson M. Newell .... Fenton
MINNESOTA ........ Frederick L. Lawrence .. Northfield
MISSISSIPPI ..••.... Clyde J. Van Arsdall. .. Indianola
MISSOURI .....•..... Victor H. Falkenhainer .. St. Louis
MONTANA .......... E. W. Spottswood ..... Missoula
NEBRASKA ......... Francis E. White ...... Omaha
NEVADA ............ Fred L. Potter ....•.... Elko
NEW HAMPSHIRE .. Clarence E. Stickney ... Keene
NEW JERSEY ........ Marion H. Hall ........ Newark
NORTH CAROLINA .. Henry P. Austin .•..•.. Atlanta, Ga.
NORTH DAKOTA .... Walter L. Stockwell .... Fargo
OHIO ................ Oliver D. Everhard .... Barberton
OKLAHOMA ....... Edson A. MacMillan ... Ada
OREGON ............. William Otis Patterson.Canyon City
PENNSYLVANIA .... James H. Reeder ....... Williamsport
RHODE ISLAND ..... William S. Greene ...... Providence
SCOTLAND ..•.....•. John Sime ............ Edinburgh
SOUTH CAROLINA .. Edward W. Baldwin .... Florence
SOUTH DAKOTA .... Harry B. Reynolds .•... Terraville
TENNESSEE ........ Levin B. Handy ...•.... Memphis
TEXAS ..........•..•• Lee R. Conro ....•.•... Goldthwaite
VERMONT ........... Christie B. Crowell ..... Brattleboro
WASHINGTON ..•... Fred Matthies .•••....• Pomeroy
WISCONSIN ......... Edmund S. Baker ...... Portage

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 List of Officers of Columbian Council No. 1 Royal Master Masons of New York City
FROM THE ORGANIZATION, SEPTEMBER 2, I8IO, UNTIL THE FORMATION OF THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL MASTER MASONS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, JANUARY 25, I823.

ANNUAL
MEETING
I ROYAL MASTER
ROYAL
DEPUTY MASTER ROYAL WARDEN ROYAL TREASURER ROYAL RECORDER

1810 .. Sept. 2 .. Thomas Lownds ..... John E. Russell .... William Craig ..•...• Peter Roome ........ Jones Humbert, Jr.. .
1811 .. June 21.. " ..... l'tobert Young ....... John Utt............ " . . . . . . .. " ..... .
1812.. " 21.. " ..• ., " ....... S. 0. Smith ......... John P. Roome ....•• Peter Roome .•......
1813.. " 21.. :: ••••• Robcrt"Howard ...... John., Utt........... " "
1814.. .. ..... ...... .. ........ .
1815 .. " 21.. " ..... Asa Hall ............ Robert Young ..... ..
1816 .. " at.. " Edward Higgins •.... Lewis Seymour......
..... •. . •. . .. ......
1817 •• " 21.. " ... .,
" •.... Garret Morgan ...•.. William Craig ....... Silas Lyon .•.•......
1818.. " 28.. " .•••• Levi
Nathan .•...•.• Silas L1on ....•••.•. H. Westervelt ..•..•. B. W. Peck •....•...
1819 .. July "·· " ..... John G. Munn ...... Garret Lansing ...•.. Silas Lyon .......... John W. Gibbs ..... .
1820 .• June 21.. Silas Lyon .......... Garret Lansing ...... Hosea Dodge •.••..•. C. Bacon ........... Thomas Slade •......
... 1821 . . '' 21.. " • •• •• •• •• • '' • • • •. • " .••••••• Ransom Beach...... " ...... .
~ 1822 .. " 21 .. Oliver M. Lownds ... William F. Piatt .... Tobias W. Bedell .... Edward Higgins..... "

ROYAL ROYAL
RoYAL CONDUCTOR ROYAL MARSHAL ROYAL HERALD ROYAL GUARD
SENIOR MARSHAL JUNIOR MARSHAL

1810 ........... ~orge Woodruff .... John Mariner ....... John Utt ........... Zebedee Ring ....... Henry P. Roome ....................... .
1811........... " .... John P. Roome ..... Zebedee Ring ....... John Mariner....... " ....................... .
1812 ........... John Utt ........... John E. Rich ....... Darius Knight ...... Suet Dodge ......... George Woodruff ....................... .
~:~!::: :: :::::: ::'' :...........
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:::: Francis:: :::::: Garret:: ::::::::: John Utt
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1815........... Dubnor ..... Lansing ......
1816........... " ........... Garret Morgan ...... John Utt ........... Thaddeus Seymour .. John Niles ............................. .
1817. .... • • •••• " .•.••....•• Samuel Maverick .•.. Levi Nathan .•.•.... John Thompson ..... William McKinney .. Hosea Dodge .•......
1818......... •• " ...•..••.•• Joseph Potter .•..... Gair Blanchard .••... Tobias W. Bedell ... Samuel Maverick.... " ....... .
1819... .. . . . . . . " . . . . .. . . .. . '' ....... " ...... P. T. Deceevec ...... B. W. Pack......... '' ....... .
1820 ........... Joseph Potter ....... P. T. Deceevee .......................... Thomas Jones....... " •........ John Utt .......... .
1821 ........... J. C. Leffingwell.... " ...... Garret Morgan ...... B. \V. Pack ......... Isaac B. Camp...... " .......... .
1822 ........... Ransom Beach ...... Isaac B. Camp ...... J. L. Moore ••...... R Byrne ........... Aaron Kemp........ " .......... .
 List of Officers of the Grand Council of Royal Master Masons of the State of New York
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, JANUARY 25, I823, TO ITS UNION WITH THE GRAND COUNCIL OF ROYAL AND SELECT MASTERS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. JUNE 7, I86o.

Tnu: O>' PLACE OF ROYAL DEPUTY RoYAL ROYAL ROYAL ROYAL

MEETING MEETING GRAND MASTER GRAND MASTER GRAND WARDEN GRAND TREASURER GRAND RECORDER

1823 •• Jan. 25 .• New York ··Thomas Lownds ..•.. Edward Higgins ••••. Garret Morgan .....• IL. Q. C. Bowles ..... ,Oliver M. Lownds ..
1824 .• June 21.. " • " • • •• • " . •. •. " •••..• Lebbens Chapman... " ..
1825 •• " 21.. " • Oliver M. Lownds... " .. .. . " • .• •• • " ... Thomas Slade ...... .
1826 •• July 12.. " • Garret Morgan .....• William F. Piatt •••. Henry Marsh....... "
1827 .• June 21.. " •• William F. Piatt .... Henry Marsh ....... F. L. Wilsey ........
1828 •• " 21.. " •• Henry Marsh .•..•.• Richard Ellis .••.... Fred W. Leeds •.•.•• .. .
1829........... ........... " ....... " .. ..... " ...... Edward Higgins .... .
1830. .. . . . . . . .. . .. .. .. .. .• u •• •• •• • '' • • • • •• • '' • •• •• • 1 ,, •••••
183I .. June 15 .. New York. Richard Ellis ....... Fred W. Leeds ...... J. R. Bailey .........
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1842 •. June 21 .• New York. : :: :::IJared L. M~~~e·::::: !Daniel West ... ::::: /Sylvester Spencer ...
1843 .. :: 21.. u " " "
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.. .... Anthony Chapple .... Sewall Fisk ......... Daniel West ....... ·1 William~·
" Nexsen ..
1846.. :: 21.. ...... :: .... :: ......... :: ........
1847.. 21 ..
1848.. .. .21 .. .. .... " :::'.IJondhan Ja~i;:::::
Jonathan Jarvis ..... C. W. Carpenter ... ·I' Charles Watkins ...•
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1857.. .. 21 •• '.'.:'.JJohn ~·Willis ... ::. ::::::::Jwmiam ~;Sur~~::::
1858.. .. 21 •• .. ... I .... 1 .... ..
1859.. .. 21 •• John B. Willis •••••• William W. Nexsen ••. George Godfrey .••..
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 TIME OF PLACE OF ROYAL ROYAL SENIOR ROYAL JUNIOR ROYAL ROYAL
/ MEETING MEETING GRAND MARSHAL GRAND MARSHAL GRAND MARSHAL GRAND HERALD GRAND SENTINEL

1823 •• Jan. 25 •• New York. Lewis Seymour ••••.• T. W. Bedell ....... Hosea Dodge ..••..•• William F. Piatt .... ................... .
1824 •• June 21.. " •. " •••••• William F. Piatt •... Campbell Bushnell ..• John Barney ........•••••....••••.......
1825 •• " 21.. " • William F. Piatt .••• Henry Marsh....... " •.• " ••••.... Garret Lansing .•....
1826 •• July u.. " . Campbell Bushnell ... F. L. Wilsey ...••... R. B. Atterbury •..•• Silas Butler, Jr...... " ••....
1827 •• June 21.. " • Cyrus Curtiss •.•••.• R. B. Atterbury .•.•• Silas Butler, Jr.....• Richard Ellis........ 1 "
1828.. " ai.. " • " ••••••• Silas Butler, Jr ..••.. Jere Miller .••.••...• Robert Young ...... .
1829. .• •.•. .• . . . •. .• .. •• .. . •• .. .. •• • '' ...... '' . . . . . .. . . . " ...... .
1830... ..•..... . .. .. .. .. .. . ,, •... •. • .., ...... '' . .. .. .. .. . " ....... . .... .
1831 •. June 15 •• New York .. Silas Lyon ••••••••.• Garret Lansing .....• Sylvester Spencer ..••.••............•... 1Robert Young ...... .
1832... .. •. . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. '' . .. .. .. .. • '' . .. . . . " .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ••
1833... .. .. . . . . . .. .• .• •. . . •• . .. .. •. •• • " . .. . . . " ...................... .
1834... .. .• .. . . . .. .. .. . . .. ,, • •. .. .• •. . " . .. .. . " ...................... .
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1837 .• June 21.. New York. " •••••••••• Samuel Maverick.... " •.•••.•.•••.•..••....••
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1842 •• June 21 •• New York. Samuel Maverick ...•
. .. •. .• •. • u • • • • '' •• • • •• •• •• •• • • •• • • . • • • •
Anthony Chapple ...• Silas Lyon ••••.....• Ransom Beach •..... James Thorburn •....
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1843.. u 21.. '' .. ,. .... u • • • • u • • • • • • • • • • '' • • • • • • ,. • •••.

1844.. " 21.. " •• William W. Nexsen •• Jonathan Jarvis ..•.• Ransom Beach .•••.• Robert Tyrell . • . . . . . " •....
1845 .• " 21.. " .• Ransom Beach •....• Silas Lyon .••••••... Charles Watkins ...• William G. Park .... Robert Tyrell ...... .
1846.. " 21.. " •• " •••••• Jonathan Jarvis . • . . • " ••.. John B. Costa •.....••.••••.•..•.•......
1847 •• " 21.. " •• " ••• •• • " • • •• • " ••.• C. W. Carpenter .... Sewall Fisk ........ .
1848 .• " 21.. " •• " •••••• Charles Watkins •..• C. W. Carpenter .... Sewall Fisk......... " •.•......
1849 .• " 29.. " • John Scott ••••••.••• Ransom Beach •••... William H. Norris ..• William Brown...... " •.••.....
1850 •• :: 21.. :: • William ":(· Nexaen •• William ~· Norris ... Robert Tyrell •••...• Ransom Beach •..... W. Broadman ••.....
1851.. 21.. • •• • ••.•••••••••.•.••••..•.•••••..•••.••..•... Greenfield Pote ..... .
1852.. " 21.. " •• Robert Roberts ..••.• John B. Willis ..•... Myer A. Cohen ...•• James T. Brush . . . . . "
1853.. " _21.. " •• John B. Willia ••••.• Robert Robert....... " ••.••
1854 .. u 22.. '' .• •• ...... •• ....... •• ..... . ... .
1855 .• July 2.. " •• " • •• •• • " ••••.•• Leonard Burnham ... James Rodgers ..... .
1856 .. June.31 .. "' •• " ...... •• ....... u ••• " ••••••
1857.. " 21.. " • Robert Roberts ••.•.• George Godfrey ..... Thomas H. Forsyth .. Charles S. Sweet. ...
1858.. " 21.. u • •• • • • •• • u •• ••• u • • " ••••
1859.. " ax.. " •• Vincent W. Bate ...• Thomas H. Forsyth .. Allen A. Burns ..... S. W. Asheim ...... .
 List of Officers of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, MAY 27, I854.

Tun: OP
MEETING
PLACE OP
MEETING
GRAND MASTER DEPUTY
GRAND MASTER
GRAND GRAND I
ILLUSTRIOUS MASTER CONDUCTOR OF WORK
I GRAND TREASURER GRAND RECORDER GRAND
CAPTAIN OF GtrARD

I854 •• May 27··J"'ew York. jM.

J. Drummond •• Samuel C. Swartz . J. B. Y. Sommers. A. H. Bartlett •.•. Philip Pritchard ••. ,E. W. Whipple •••. H. F. L. Bunting •
I854 •• June 19.. " " J. B. Y. Sommers. John J. Tindale .•• H. F. L. Bunting. D. S. Sinclair •••.. Philip Pritchard ... James H. Lake .•..
I855 .. .. 4 •• : :11.B. Y. Sommer~: H. F. L. Bunting • " ••• N. 0. Benjamin ••. " Robert" Macoy . . Thomas C. Edwards
1856 .. .. 2 •• • • H. F. L. Bunting .. Thomas C. Edwards James T. Brush ••. David Wagstaff .•. John W. Simons ••
I857 .. .. 3·. John J. Tindale .. . " N. 0. Benjamin ••. Augustus Willard . John W. Sim~;,~:: Josiah .. Shove.":::: Hiram York ......
I858 .. .. 2 •• N. 0. B~njamin .. . " Augustus Willard. . Bradley Parker .... S. B. Tobey, Jr.... Walter T. Marvin.
1859 .. .. 8 •• Augustus Willard .. Bradley Parker ••• Walter T. Marvin. Royal G. Millard •. John B. Harris .•..
1860.. "
1861 •• "
5·. Seymour H. Stone. Vincent W. Bate •.
" Charles H. Platt ...
Charles H. Platt •..
William Gould •••.
John 1!;
Harris .... Richard Bloss .•••.
Charles E. Gillett ..
4 ••
I862 . . . . Charles H. Platt .. '. Richard Bloss. • • . . Charles E. Gillett •. William E,-, Lathrop.
1863 •• Feb. 3 ••
2. ·1 .
Albany ..•• Charles H. Platt" : : Richard Bloss ••... Charles E. Gillett. John Hoole ...... .
1864 .. .. John _!foole •••.... James ..McCredie ... John D. Williams .. George H. Raymond.
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1865 .. .. 7 .. Daniel Wolff ......
1866 .. .. 6 •• H. F. L ...Bunti~g::
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1872 •• " 6 .. John D. William~:: G. Fred Wiltsie.'.'. F. F. Driggs:::::: Henry B. Harvey.: T. W. Bolles ...•..

GRAND PRINCIPAL
CONDUCTOR OP WORK

1873 •• Feb. 6. " •••. G. Fred Wiltsie •.. F. F. Driggs •••••• , ....••••••••••••.• Henry B. Harvey • C. H. Van Brackle.
1874 .• Sept. 8 .. New York. " ••. " ••••••...•...•..•.....•• John B. Sackett ... George.. Van Vii~t:: George M. Osgoodby
1875 •• • I4.. " •. John B. Sackett •.. George M. Osgoodby •••••.••.••••..... Charles W. Brown Alexander B. King
1876. • ;; 12. • :: •• C"'reorge ¥,· Osgoodby Charles o/.·
Brown. . . ...•.•••••.••.•.. Alexander °!}· King John F. Baldwin .•
Claudius F. Beatty
1877. • II.. · • • •• •• · · · · · · · · •• •
1878.. " 3.. ,, .. '' u •••••••••••••••••• Charles .. Norman •.. Thomas~; Floyd ..
1879.. •• 2.. " .. '' '' . . ................ .
I88o.. " 8.. " •• Charles W. Brown John J. Martin.... . ••.•••...•....... Thomas Gliddon. : : John L. Brothers: :
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.•• John F. Baldwin .. ..
A. Oppenheimer ...
1883 •• " II.. " Thomas Gliddon ... John W. Coburn .................. .. John ~; Brothers .. R. C. 9,tristian~: :
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:.!John W. Coburn·::1John L. Brothers::1:::::::::::::::::'./R. C. Christiancc::
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GRAND MARSHAL GRAND CHAPLAIN I GRAND CHAPLAIN GRAND LECTURER GRAND STEWARD GRAND SENTINEL
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i~h;,.· ;;;: J. F. G. Andrews ..................................... W. W. Ward .•.•. s;~~ii ·i:. Fi~k::::
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Philip Pritchard. . . .. . • • • . • . . . . . • • • • . . • . • . • • • . . . . . • • . . . Bradley Parker .. .
Bradley Parker • • . . •.•••.......•.•••..••••...•........ S. B. Tobey, Jr.. . George .. Dowdin'g '. '.
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Philip Pritchard .•.
Bradley Parker .•. S. B. Tobey, Jr...................... Sewall T. Fisk .... W. T. Marvin . • . . •.
Royal G. Millard .•John Gray .......................... H. L. F. Buntin&. John B. Harris ... Sewall T. Fisk .. ..
A. B. McKeon ..•• " .•.•...• J. C. Chatterton... " . Joseph Wright •... George Dowding ..
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Henry C. Vogel!.. James M. Freeman . • . • • ... • •• • . . . • • • . • . •. •• • • •• • . •. .. . " •.
Charles E. Gillett . " • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • . • • . • • . . . . . . . Joseph Wright • . . . Greenfield Pote .. .
\Villiam E. Lathrop " .. James M. Freeman Sewall T. Fisk .... Charles Teson •.... Greenfield Pote .. .
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A. B. Beach... • . . • • • • • • • • .. • • • • • . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . .. • • . • • .. • • • • • • • . • .. .. . ................ .
Stiles M. Rust ....Henry C. Vogel .................... Sewall T. Fisk ..•. E. J. Spink ....... L. G. Dart ....... .
A. B. Beach. • .. • . • • • .. • • • • . . . . . . • . • • • , • , • • • . • • • • • .. .. . • . • • • • • . • • • • . . . .. • , ............... .
Stiles M. Rust .••.Henry C. Vogel.. John N. Parker ... Sewall T. Fisk .... Charles Craig ..... L. G. Dart ...... ..
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A. B. Beach ••••.• James M. Freeman ••• , •••••••• , • • • • • • .................................. .
Charles W. Snow . Henry C. Vogel.. John N. Parker ••• Sewall T. Fisk .... C. W. Watson •... ,L. G. Dart ....... .
.................. A. B. Beach .•...• James M. Freeman ..................................................... .
Mead.,Belden.. •. . " ...•••• John N. Parker ... Sewall
• .••• R. H. Robinson... . . . • • • • . . .. • . • . • . .
!· Fisk .... C. W. W:atson .... Amasa
• ... F. F. Driggs ••••.•
!.· Fuller ..
Joseph B. Chaffee. John G. Webster.. . . . . . . . . . • • • . • . • . . " . .. . "
" .................. Jackson H. Chase.
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C. H. Van·B~~~kie· 1
·a;;,;pM."o~~by Charles W. Brown· Henry J. Boyle .•. Johnson
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John J. Martin ..• : jThomas ·~. Floyd.:
Charles W. Brown P. W. Verhoeven •
John F. Baldwin.. " • "
Thomas H. Floyd. Darwin E. Morgan " Owen,,Williams ....
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P. W. Verhoeven. R. C. Christiance.
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Albert E. Lca~1;::
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 List of Officers of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of the State of New York-(continued)
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, MAY 27, I854.

TIMI! OP
MEllTING
PLACE OP
MEETING
GRAND MASTER I DEPUTY
GRAND MASTER
GRAND PRINCIPAL
CONDUCTOR OF WORK
I GRAND TREASURER GRAND RECORDllR GRAND
CAPTAIN OP GUARD
I GRAND
COND. OP COUNCIL

1887 •• Sept. 6 •• New York •. John L. Brothers •. R. C. Christiance. John N. Macomb, Jr. John F. Baldwin .. George.. Van Vliet •. Alexander B. King George A. Newell.
1888 •• " 4.. " .• R. C. Christiance .. John N. Macomb, Jr. Alexander B. King " . George A. Newell • Thomas J. Bishop.
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1889 .• •.: 10.. :: .. John ?'f:Macomb, Jr. Alexander ~· King Georg~. A. Newell . :: Albert W. Force ..
1890.. 9.. •• . .• •• . .. ..
1891 •• " 8.. " •• Alexander B. King George A. Newell . John F. Baldwin •• Peter Forrester ... .. : : Frederick Kanter.'.
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" 3.. " •• John F. Baldwin •• A. Oppenheimer ... Albert W. Force.. " ••• : : Frederick Kanter:: James B. McEwai'.i'.
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1897 •• Aug. 31.. " •• A. Oppenheimer •.. Frederick Kanter .. James B. McEwan. " .•• " : : Theodore M. Barb~ John P. Deal. ••• ::
1898 .• " 30.. " •• Frederick Kanter .. James B. McEwan. George McGown... " ... " •. John P. Deal. ..••. Willard S, Bradt .•
1899 •• " 29.. " •. James B. McEwan. George McGown .•. John P. Deal...... " ..• " . . Willard S. Bradt. . John R. Gardner ••
1900 •• " 28.. " •• George McGown ••. John P. Deal. ••.•• Willard S. Bradt.. " ... " .. John R. Gardner .. N. H. Freeland ...
1901 •• " 20 •• Buffalo •.... John l'. Deal. ..••. Willard S. Bradt .. John R. Gardner • • " .•• " .. N. H. Freeland •.. Irving L'Hommedieu
1902 •• " 26 •• New York •. Willard S. Bradt .. John R. Gardner .. Irvin11 L'Hommedieu " ... " . • Charles Stewart . . . Fred E. Ogden .••
,... 1903 •• " 25 •• New York .• John R. Gardner •. IrvingL'Hommedieu Charles Stewart .•. George A. Newell. " .. Fred E. Ogden ... Benjamin Strasser.
(Cl 1904 .• " 30 •• Saratoga ••.. frving L'Hommedieu Charles Stewart ..• Fred E. Ogden . . . " " Wm. H. Andrews . Frank M. Adee ...
1905.. " 29 •• Brooklyn •.. Charles Stewart ••• Fred E. Ogden ... Wm. H. Andrews . " .I " . . Frank M. Adee ... M. S. MacKenzie .
1906 •• " 28 •• Troy ....... Fred E. Ogden ... Wm. H. Andrews . Frank M. Adee .. . ·• " . . M. S. MacKenzie . Will L. Lloyd .. .
1907 •• " 27 •• New York .. Wm. H. Andrews. Frank M. Adee •.. M. S. MacKenzie. •· " .. Will L. Lloyd .•. Martin Q. Good .. .
1908 •• " 25 •• Rochester ... Frank M. Adee •.. M. S. MacKenzie. Will L. Lloyd .. . " Charles T. Lunt .. Martin Q. Good •.. H. \V. Greenland .
1909 .• " 31 •• New York .. M. S. MacKenzie. Will L. Lloyd ••• Martin Q. Good .. . " " •. H. W. Greenland. J. Harris Ralston ..
1910 •• " 23 •• Albany •••.. Will L. Lloyd ••• Martin Q. Good ... H. W. Greenland. " " .. J. Harris Ralston .. George E. Hatch •.
19n •• " 22 •• Jamestown .. Martin Q. Good .•. H. W. Greenland. J. Harris Balston .. " " . . George E. Hatch. . William H. Ellis ..
1912 •• " 27 •• Syracuse •••. H. W. Greenland. J. Harris Ralston .. George E. Hatch •. " M. F. Hemingway William H. Ellis .. Edward H. Lisk ..
1913 •• " 25·26PoughkeepsieJ. Harris Balston .. George E. Hatch .. William H. Ellis .. " " Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman
1914 •• " 24-25 Schenectady. George E. Hatch •• William H. Ellis .. Oliver H. LaBarre " " Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers ..
1915 .• " 16-17 Buffalo •••.. William H. Ellis .. Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman " " James Chambers .. Edwin Buchman .•
1916 •• " 21-22 Peekskill ••.. Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers .. " " Roland K. Mason . Hugh H. Kendall.
1917. • " 27·28 Albany • • • . . Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers . . Roland K. Mason . " " Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer.
1918 •• " 26·27 Corning ••.. James Chambers .. Roland K. Mason • Hugh H. Kendall. " " Henry A. MacGruer . George S. Haswell
1919 •• " 25·26 Jamestown .. Roland K. Mason . Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer. " " George S. Haswell John C. Welch ....
1920 •• " 23-24 Syracuse .... Hugh H. Kendall. Henry A. MacGruer George S. Haswell. " Geo. Edw. Hatch .. John C. Welch .••• William S. Riselay
1921 .• " 22-23 New York .. Henry A. MacGruer George S. Haswell. John C. Welch ••.• " " •. William S. Riselay Joseph L. Lockhart
1922 •• " 28·29 Troy .•.•... George S. Haswell. John C. Welch .•.• William S. Riselay " " •• Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway
i923 •• " 27·28 Buffalo ..... William S. Riselay Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway " • " •• James A. Smith .•• Geo. 0. Linkletter.
1924 •• " 25·26Rochester ... Joseph L. Lockhart Geo. R. Hemenway James A. Smith .•. " • " •• Geo. 0. Linkletter. Charles M. Colton.
1925 •• " 24·25 Elmira •... Geo. R. HemenwaylJames A. Smith ••• Geo. O. Linkletter. " • " •• Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson
1926 •• " 23-24 Schenectady. James A. Smith ... Geo. O. Linkletter. Charles M. Colton. " . " .. Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney.
1927 •. " 22-23 Syracuse .... 1Geo. 0. Linkletter •. Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson " • " ••. Jerome L. Cheney. John A. Derthick ••
1928 .. Sept.10-11 Glens Falls. Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney • " • " •• John A. Derthick .. Albert S. Price .••
1.9~9·. " 9-10 Jamestown •. I ....•••••••••• I ....•.••••••••• I ...•.••.••••••••• •••••••••••••••••• 1.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ·•·••·· •·••••••••·
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MEETING MEETING STANDARD BEARER

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1888......... •• " • Samuel C. Pierce •.••••••••••••••••• John B. Harris •••• A. Oppenheimer ... W. D'Orville Doty 11

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1896. . • . • • . . • . . • " • • •• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Theodore M. Barbe1
1897. .... •• •• •• " • W. S. Bradt ••••••.•••••••.•••••.••• William H. Sims •• ...
1898........... " • John R. Gardner •• N. H. Freeland •.. IrvingL'Hommedicu John W. Coburn ..
1899. •• •• • • • • •• " • N. H. Freeland ••• IrvingL'Hommedieu George R.Hodgkins 1 "
1900....... •• •• " • IrvingL'Hommedieu George R. Hodgkins Charles Stewart ••• Warren ,Cf· Hubb...rd : :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: : IJohn Malcolm •• :::
1901 ••••••••••• Buffalo • . . • Charles Stewart • • • Fred E. Ogden ••• Benjamin Strasser.
1902 ••••••••••• New York. Benjamin Strasser. Wm. H. Andrews •• Frank M. Adee ••..
1903. •• •• •• •• •• " • Wm. H. Andrews •• Frank M. Adee •••• M. S. MacKenzie •• Charles S. Butler ..
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1904 ••••••••••• Saratoga ..• M. S. MacKenzie •• Will L. Lloyd ••• Harwood Dudley.. 1 " .................. Herman Traugott ..
1905 ••••••••••• Brooklyn .. Will L. Lloyd ••• Harwood Dudley •• Martin Q. Good ... . . . . . . . . • . . •. . . . . . Charles Teson ••••
... 1906 ••••••••••• Troy .••... Harwood Dudley •• Martin Q. Good ••. H. W. Greenland •• . ......•...•...... William H. Small.
'!S 1907 ••••••••••• New York. H. W. Greenland •• J. Harris Balston .. George E. Hatch •• Charles T. Lunt.:: John Laubenheimer Matthew J. Steele.
1908 .•••••••••• Rochester .. J. Harris Balston .• George E. Hatch •• William H. Ellis .• Eugene E. Hinman " William H. Geety .
1909 .•••••••••• New York. George E. Hatch •• William H. Ellis •• Edward H. Lisk .. " S. Wright Butler . Wm. H. Gladding.
1910 .•••••••••• Albany •... William H. Ellis .• Edward H. Lisk •. Oliver H. LaBarre " Charles D. Wilson
19I1 •••..••..•. Jamestown • Edward H. Lisk .. Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman jCharles M. Colton. !William A. Masker Charles Blasdel •..
1912 ••••••••••• Syracuse ... Oliver H. LaBarre Eugene E. Hinman James Chambers... " " • ,Joseph Titus ••....
1913 ••••••••••• Poughkeepsie James Chambers .•• Edwin Buchman •• Roland K. Mason. • ,James L. Foote ...
1914 ••••••••••• Schenectady Edwin Buchman •• Roland K. Mason. Hugh H. Kendall .• . John Malcolm ...••
1915 ••.•••••••• Buffalo •.•. Roland K. Mason • Hugh H. Kendall .. Henry A. MacGruer • .l..conard Sharpe ...
1916 ••••••••••• Peekskill ... Henry A. MacGruer George S. Haswell. John C. Welch .••• Wm. H. Gladding.
1917 ••••••••••• Albany •..• George S. Haswell. John C. Welch •.•• Emil H. Schmidt •• R. E. Sunderlin •..
1918 .•.•••••••• Corning ... John C. Welch .••• Emil H. Schmidt .• William S. Riselay Jay Pickard •••.••.
I919 ••••••••••• Jamestown. William S. Riselay J. L. Lockhart .... G. R. Hemenway •.
I 920 ••••••••••• Syracuse ... Jos. L. Lockhart •• Geo. R. Hemenway James A. Smith •••
1921 ••••••••••• New York •• Geo. R. Hemenway James A. Smith •• Geo. 0. Linklettcr.
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James H. Melligan
Henry C. Fry .••.
John L. Ayers .•••
1922 ••••••••••• Troy .••••• James A. Smith •• Geo. 0. Linkletter Charles M. Colton Albert S. Price .• · !David L. Ferris ••• John Fox ...•..•••
1923 •••.••••••• Buffalo ....• Charles M. Colton. Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney. " " Walter B. Joslyn •.
1924 ••••• •••••• Rochester ... Charles H. Johnson Jerome L. Cheney. John A. Derthick..
1925 ••••••••••• Elmira •.•• Jerome L Cheney. John A. Derthick •• Albert S. Price .•• George A. Davis, Jr.
1926 ••••••••••• Schenectady. John A. Derthick .. Albert S. Price ... William F. Seber. E. Parker Waggoner
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. Charles S. Tuttle •.
• [James L. Foote ..•
. James C. Melligan
1927 ••••••••••• Syracuse .... Albert S. Price .•• William F. Seber. S. Ormond Goldan " • liar W. Pangburn
1928 ••••••••••• Glens Falls. William F. Seber. S. Ormond Goldan A. Edward Krieger Murray Bartlett ••• • Jay 1ickard •••••••
1929 ••••••••••• Jamestown.. . . . . • • . • • • • • • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • . ..•...•....••••••
 Foreign Correspondence
To THE GRAND CouNcIL:

The question why so many drop or are dropped from the

rolls, after having had ample opportunity to get acquainted with
the work and personnel of the Council, is still worrying the
leaders in most of the Grand Jurisdictions. All seem to be agreed
that at least the suspensions for non-payment of dues could
have been avoided, if the Masters and Recorders had gone after
the delinquents early enough and in a proper manner. Grand
Master KING of California and the Committee commenting on
his Annual Report had something to say on this subject, which
ought to be read by everyone who wants t • keep the record of
his own Council dean. Their suggestions will be found in the
review of California embodied in the report submitted herewith.
Moreover, they add a more fundamental thought by reminding
us that the Council membership should represent a body of
Select Masons in fact as well as in name. That thought goes
to the root of the whole matter.
A Mason is supposed to be "on the square." That means,
among other things, that he pays his debts or, at least, tries
honestly to do so. Council dues are low everywhere. It is not
impossible, of course, that, even so, one or the other Companion
may find himself unable to meet such obligation, in time of
great stress. Then the only honest, manly way for him is to
make his embarrassment known to the Council which will always
remit his dues, under such circumstances, and permit him to
<limit till he can get on his feet again. But inability is not the
reason why so many fail to pay up. More often it is dilatoriness.
They mean to pay, but defer and forget. The suspension of
these could be avoided by the adoption of the suggestion made
by Grand Master KING, in appointing a committee or committees
to help the Recorder collect back dues by personal appeal.
Making all dues payable a year in advance also would prove
a help. Those who wilfully shirk their obligations ought not
to be kept on the rolls. Slackers do not belong there. But why
were such ever admitted to the ranks of Select Masons? "Guard
well the inner door!"

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 As to Companions who <limit from Chapter and Council be-
cause they feel compelled to reduce expenses, we ought not to
have a word to say, except to commend their action. But what
about those who withdraw from the Council and stay with the
rest of the line to keep their Shrine membership intact? There
are men too superficial to ever sense the meaning of Free-
masonry, mere joiners who follow the crowds; their dimitting
need not trouble us. To be regretted is only the loss of men
who take their Masonry seriously. Their going away means
that somehow we failed to bring home to them the profound
teachings of the Cryptic degrees.
Properly presented, the degrees of Royal and Select Master
enlarge and strengthen the meaning of Freemasonry and give
the master key to the mysteries of the Symbolic Lodge and the
Royal Arch, the mystery of life a.nd of our duty to our fellow-
men and those who will come after us. The reverential exem-
plification of these degrees carries an exceptional appeal to the
heart of the candidate. With that ever in mind, when a can-
didate presents himself, we shall solve the question as to how
to win and hold the support of every man who is worthy to
be called a Select Mason.
Suspensions and <limits have been characterized as "getting
rid of dead wood." If that were true generally, there ought
to be no regrets. In any case, we ought to use our best en-
deavors not to lose one of those who might add strength to the
Rite and make him a greater asset to the Craft at large.
A careful reading of the reviews included in the Report on
Foreign Correspondence will be profitable in many ways, par-
ticularly to those charged with leadership in Council affairs.
What is done in other Jurisdictions gives an opportunity for
comparison and yields ideas and plans which may be turned to
advantage in our own Councils. The report was written to be
helpful. I trust it will be.

Respectfully submitted,
OSSIAN LANG.

Foreign Correspondent.
Alabama ............... 1927
Arizona ...... 1926-1927-1928
Arkansas .......... 1927-1928
California .............. 1928
Colorado ............... 1927
Connecticut ............ 1928
District of Columbia ..... 1927
Florida ................ 1928
Georgia ................ 1928
Illinois ................. 1927
Indiana ................ 1927
Iowa .................. 1927
Kansas ................ 1928
Kentucky .............. 1927
Louisiana .............. 1928
Maine ................. 1928
Maryland .............. 1927
Maritime Provinces ..... 1927
Massachusetts .......... 1927
Michigan ............... 1928
Minnesota ............. 1927
Mississippi ............. 1928
Missouri ............... 1928
Montana ............... 1927
Nebraska .............. 1927
Nevada ................ 1927
New Hampshire ... 1927-1928
New Jersey ............ 1927
North Carolina .... 1927-1928
North Dakota .......... 1928
Ohio .................. 1927
Oklahoma .............. 1928
Oregon ................ 1928
Pennsylvania ........... 1928
Rhode Island ...... 1927-1928
South Carolina ......... 1928
South Dakota ..... 1926-1927
Tennessee .............. 1928
Texas ................. 1927
Vermont .......... 1927-1928
Washington ............ 1928
Wisconsin .............. 1928

ALABAMA-1927
90th Annual Assembly Montgomery December 6th
M ... Ill ... NORMAN GUNN, G ... M ...

Twenty-four Councils. 4,877 members; net loss, 177. Cash

balance, $2,559.61.
Present: All Grand Officers; eleven of the twenty-two living
Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of twenty-two Councils ;
twenty-nine Grand Representatives, New York again not repre-
sented. The Commission of the G.".R.". of New York near
Alabama has been revoked for non-attendance at three successive
Annual Assemblies.
The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge, the Grand High
Priest of the Grand Chapter, and the Grand Commander of
the Grand Commandery were given a hearty reception. The
Assembly was honored also by the presence of R. ·. P. ·.Com-

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panion NELSON WILLIAMS, Past M: .111: .Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Ohio and General Grand Conductor of the
General Grand Council.
The Grand Master spoke of the responsibility resting upon
those who have advanced to the Ninth Arch to uphold and prac-
tice the fundamental teachings to which they have pledged them-
selves and not to be swerved from the path of duty, in these
times of lax observance of the laws. He referred with firm
disapproval to the unlawful acts of an organization whose
criminal acts in Alabama and elsewhere have brought reproach
upon this country. The banding together of men for the purpose
of administering the law without authority and according to
their own notions can not be countenanced by right thinking
men. He adds this appeal:
"I call upon all Council Masons of this Grand Jurisdiction to be firm
and loyal to our principles, and by your virtue, honor, integrity and
exemplary lives show them the errors of their misguided conduct. It is
your duty as Masons to obey the civil laws, uphold the duly constituted
authorities and abide by and conform to the powers and systems of our
govemment,-both state and national. Have the courage to condemn
all unlawful acts; let your lives be a fulfillment of the laws of our
State and never allow yourselves to assist in or lend aid to any cause
or party of men which tend to violate the civil laws or to be disloyal
to our state or nation.
The Grand Master speaks with particular pleasure of his visit
to the Grand Council of Mississippi. The reason he reveals in
a personal word :
"This visit held for me a peculiar and pardonable charm for the all
sufficient reason that I was born in that good old state and when a
boy stood guard over my father's wagon on the muddy streets while he
sold the cotton, when cows roamed the streets and ate everything eatable
from the farmers' wagons and when farmers' boys in that neck of the
woods had no shoes to wear to town."
He attended also the Washington Memorial Association meet-
ing at Alexandria, Virginia, and the Triennial Assembly of the
General Grand Council, at Denver, Colorado. On the latter
occasion he was accompanied by nine Companions from Alabama,
seven of them Past Grand Masters.
The Washington Memorial and the Alabama Masonic Home
are commended to the moral and financial support of the Com-
panions.
Grand .Council voted a donation of $250.00 to the Masonic
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 Companion NELSON WILIAMS, after conveying to the Alabama
Companions the greetings of the General Grand Master, spoke
of the place which the Council holds in the American system
of Freemasonry. The Cryptic degrees, he holds, are "absolutely
essential to round out and complete the ritualism of the Lodge
and the Chapter."
Companion NELSON WILLIAMS was made an Honorary Mem-
ber of the Grand Council of Alabama.

CORRESPONDENCE
Forty Grand Councils are surveyed in the third report by
Companion FRANCIS MARION STILLWELL. The story of each
Jurisdiction is told tersely and with a striking word of comment
here and there. He evidently is not impressed with the value
of the Super-Excellent degree, though he is willing to have it
classed as an "Aftermath." Low fees and dues he regards as
a mistaken "cheap skate" policy which "never has nor will dig-
nify or upbuild the Cryptic Rite."
Under Georgia he salutes Companion JOHNSON, the Corres-
pondent there, as almost "Kinsfolks," because Companion STILL-
WELL writes " as a fellow Georgian, and from the same parts."
Home bonds are strong. He joins Companion WILSON-and
speaks for most of us in this-in lamenting that so large a
number of Masons allow themselves to be lured away from
the real things to which they first pledged their devotion, into
all sorts of distractions. They would make, he says, "the center-
piece of a circus ring, around which every sort ·of horse and
clown cavorts in a mad career of speed and amusement."
We are glad to see Companion STILLWELL emphasize the
administrative principle announced by the Grand Master of the
Grand Council of Massachusetts, M.". Ill.". Companion ARTHUR
D. PRINCE, one of the outstanding Masons of America. We
take advantage of the opportunity to quote it once more that
it may not be forgotten:
"Every Council should be able to live comfortably on the dues col-
lected, and the fees should be invested."
That is sound advice. Adhered to in practice it will work
wonders for the stabilization and the strengthening of the repu-
tation of the Council.
Companion STILLWELL adds himself one other good suggestion
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the sort of education that will "finish and polish" the work
begun in the Lodge. We have exceptional opportunity in the
Councils to review the whole content of Masonry from various
angles to make the essentials stand out clearly and inspiringly.
And opportunity to Masons always spells duty.
New York for I926 receives appreciative mention.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
ROBERT McL. STRONG, Birmingham, Grand Master; ROBERT
E. HowARD, Deputy Grand Master; WILLIAM W. WALDO, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; ]oHN WILSON TERRY, Grand
Treasurer; GEORGE A. BEAUCHAMPS, Montgomery, Grand Re-
corder.
Next Annual Assembly: Montgomery, December 4, 1928.

ARIZONA-1926-7-8
Three years in one volume.
No business of any importance done.
Membership: In I925 there was a gain of twelve; in I926
a loss of twenty-six; in 1927 a gain of eight. During the three
years, seventy-five were dropped for non-payment of dues and
sixteen dimitted. There are six Councils in the State, with a
total membership, on December 31, I927, of 534.
One thing to the credit of the Grand Council of Arizona is
that, despite its limited financial resources, it gave $50.00 toward
the Mississippi Flood Relief Fund, and the six Councils con-
tributed $I65.oo more.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
MORRIS GoLDWATER, Prescott, Grand Master; NELSON CHARLES
BLEDSOE, Deputy Grand Master ; GORDON HAYWARD SAWYER,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; OTis }AMES BAUGHN.
Grand Treasurer; GEORGE JAMES RoSKRUGE*, Tucson, Grand
Recorder.
*(Companion GEORGE JAMES RosKRUGE, universally loved by the Arizona
Craft, died in October, 1928.)
Next Annual Assembly: Prescott, February I I, 1929.
 ARKANSAS-1927 and 1928
The two years are combined in one publication.
1927
65th Annual Assembly Little Rock November 18th
M.".Ill.".SHEM E. HOLLABAUGH, G:.M:.
Thirty-four Councils. 1,566 members; net gain, 45. *Cash
balance, $1,363.87, plus $500.00 in Liberty Bonds.
Present : All Grand Officers ; ten Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of eighteen chartered Councils and two Councils
U:. D:. ; twenty-five Grand Representatives, New York among
the absent.
The Grand Master did heroic work. His record of visits to
Councils is most commendable. The Companions of twenty-two
Councils had the pleasure of receiving him in their midst. He
gave special attention to the Councils which had fallen behind.
One of these "had been sleeping for some time but now very
wide awake." Another is "just a little bit on the drag" but
"will come to life soon." A third "dormant" was set to work
with a full new set of officers and is "feeling fine."
A fourth, "a real dead one," had not met since 1917. "Thought
they had lost their Charter." A rummaging party organized by
the Grand Master discovered "a secret vault" with Charter,
records and all else. Officers were elected and installed and six
candidates greeted at the first Assembly.
And so the delightfully frank record of the visits runs on.
There is no doubt that the Grand Master had gone into the
work heart and soul. The results ought to add considerably to
the strength of the Rite in Arkansas.
He attended also the Triennial of the General Grand Council
at Denver, Colorado.
*This is the report of the Grand Recorder for 1927. It cannot be rec-
onciled with the report for 1928, but we are at a loss to explain. If 1928
is right, then there was a net loss in 1927. Perhaps Companion FAY
HEMPSTEAD will tell us where the trouble is.

1928
66th Annual Assembly Little Rock March 7th
M.'.Ill.'.CHARLES EUGENE SMITH, G.'.M.'.
Thirty-four Councils. 1,636 members; net gain, 24.

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 Present: All Grand Officers ; eight Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of twenty-one chartered Councils and one Council
v:.D:.; nineteen Grand Representatives, Past Grand Master
JOHN C. BONE responding for New York.
The Grand Master did get to his own Council at least once
in sixteen weeks of his administration. Otherwise he thought
that "the contingent fund provided for the purpose of defraying
1the expense of these trips should be kept intact until after this
session of the Grand Council, in order that the Grand Master
elected might not find himself handicapped." We shall see what
the report will be next year.
No Correspondence Report.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
C. EUGENE SMITH, Little Rock, Grand Master; J. D. McCLOY,
Deputy Grand Master ; ALLEN HOTCHKISS, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; E. AumGIER, Grand Treasurer; FAY
HEMPSTEAD, Little Rock, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Helena, Arkansas, "on Wednesday
following the meeting of the Grand Chapter." No date given.

CALIFORNIA-1928
68th Annual Assembly San Diego April 16th
M ... Ill ... CHARLES H. KING, G ... M ...
Thirty-three Councils. 9,764 members ; net gain, 102. Cash
balance, $8,817.20.
Present: All Grand Officers; ten of the sixteen living Past
Grand Masters; Representatives of thirty-one of the thirty-three
constituent Councils; Grand Representatives of thirty-four Grand
Councils, among them Past Grand Master ROBERT H. DEWITT
for New York.
Among the distinguished guests was M." .P: .0 FRANK HART,
General Grand Master of the General Grand Council. In the
evening a dinner was given in his honor.
Present were also Representatives of the Grand Councils of
Montana, Colorado, and the State of Washington.
The "Grand Master's Report"-that is the title-is a master-
piece. M.·.rn.· .Companion CHARLES H. KING had served as
Grand High Priest before he was placed in command of the
Cryptic forces of the State and so started out equipped with
valuable experience in the handling of a Masonic State organi-
zation. He visited every Council of his Jurisdiction, during the
year. A number of joint meetings of Chapters and Councils
were held, with both the Grand High Priest and himself present.
Splendid idea. Both Bodies gained considerably thereby, and the
plan provided an exceptionally fine opportunity to let all Royal
Arch Companions know of the advantages of the Council. The
Grand High Priest is the Deputy Master of San Diego Council.
We read also that the Grand Commander of the Templars of
California takes an active interest in the promotion of the Cryp-
tic Rite. Fortunate California!
The Grand Master had hoped that the membership would pass
the 10,000 mark, but the many suspensions for non-payment of
dues frustrated that hope. Forty-nine had to be excluded for
non-affiliation with Lodge or Chapter, 153 were lost by death,
and 263 were suspended for N. P. D. About 130 of the
latter belonged to a Council with a membership of over 1,700.
This causes the Grand Master to offer the very practical sug-
gestion that the larger Councils appoint Committees to assist
the Recorder to clear the books of delinquent members by per-
sonal talks with those in arrears and either collecting the back
dues or determining why these cannot be paid and reporting
to the Councils appropriate recommendations such as extension
of time, remission of dues, or suspension. This would seem to
be worth trying everywhere.
Still, California has done very well, despite the losses. De-
grees have been conferred in all the Councils but four. The
Grand Master finds the general morale all that can be desired.
The General Grand Council Triennial at Denver was attended
by all the line officers of the Grand Council, with the excep-
tion of the Grand Conductor, as well as one Past Grand Master,
the Grand Recorder, and an Inspector of one of the Arches.
The Grand Master's report gives an admirable summary of
the meeting.
The Grand Council contributed $500.00 to the Masonic Relief
Board for the Mississippi Flood section and $n5.6I to the Red
Cross for the same purpose. The Councils, besides, donated
$488.50 to the Relief Board.
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Schools Week which has become a community affair in the
State. The plan originated with the Grand Lodge and com-
mended itself to the general public. The Grand Master says
that it has been referred to as "one of the outstanding move-
ments ever attempted by any Grand Lodge." He adds that one
school superintendent, not a Mason, commended the Masonic
Fraternity for the work and expressed his appreciation of it.
In a letter signed by the Grand High Priest, the Grand Master
of the Grand Council, and the Grand Commander of the Knights
Templar, the wish is expressed that "no entertainment of any
character be programmed by any Chapter, Council or Comman-
dery, for any evening in which any meeting for the observance
of Public Schools Week is to be held in the city in which the
Chapter, Council or Commandery is located." They urge that
every Mason will attend at least one of the Public Schools
Week meetings.
The Grand Master believes that the Grand Representatives
ought to keep in touch with the Grand Councils to whom they
are accredited. He wants those who represent California near
their own Grand Councils to write occasionally, for their own
good as well as that of the Jurisdiction to which they belong
and California also. Those who do not take sufficient interest
in the matter are advised that they had better resign and make
it possible thereby to have some Companion appointed who will
make good. On receiving the California Companions who are
Grand Representatives of other Grand Councils, he asked that
each one, on hearing his Jurisdiction called, should answer "Yes"
or "No" as to whether he has received a response from the
State represented by him. Twenty-five responded with a "Yes,"
among them the Representative of New York.
Among the Grand Master's recommendations is one deserving
special notice. Recalling that, in 1927, at the close of the An-
nual Assembly, a number of resolutions were introduced and
passed providing for the expenditure of hundreds of dollars
and causing the disbursements to exceed the receipts. He re-
commends that a budget system be adopted "to overcome such
a catastrophe in the future."
California lays much stress on the work of the "Inspectors
of Arches" of whom there are nine. Each inspector presents
a detailed report, and these reports are printed in connection
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 The Grand Recorder analyzes the returns and shows that
these compare favorably with those of other Grand Councils.
Southern California Council of Los Angeles leads with a net
gain of 117 and-did not lose a single member.
The Committee on Reports of Grand Officers wholeheartedly
endorses all the Grand Master's recommendations and pays him
a tribute of fully deserved praise which culminates in this
sentence:
"His unqualified success as a Masonic leader, his splendid record as
Grand Master during the year now closing, are the striking results of
the same 'pep' which, in his report, he declares must be instilled in any
organization by its head officer to make it a success."
The announcement that no dispensations had been sought or
issued for new Councils, during the year, ought not to be con-
sidered discouraging, the Committee comments and adds : ·
"Better no Council at all than a weak spindling excuse for a Council
that must be coaxed and nursed along by Grand Council and which
finally gives up the ghost."
Regarding the many suspensions for non-payment of dues, the
Committee squarely fixes the responsibility upon the Recorders,
saying:
"With dues as low as they are in our Councils and with the ap-
parently satisfactory financial condition of most of our Companions, it
seems absurd th,at this condition should be permitted to exist, and the
blame must go where it properly belongs, to the Recorder of the Council."
The Committee on Masonic Home at Covina gives a most
interesting summary of conditions at the Home which shelters
175 children, eighty-eight boys and eighty-seven girls, ranging
in age from four to eighteen years, fifty-four per cent of them
being fatherless, twenty-one per cent motherless, eight per cent
full orphans, and seventeen per cent having both parents living,
but in all the latter cases the father is seriously disabled by
illness. The Committee is much pleased with the conduct of
the Home and the progress made during the year. The Grand
Council is to be commended for its appointment of such Com-
mittee: Select Masters ought to be informed concerning the
undertakings of the Craft. It will make them of greater help
to the Lodge.
M:.P:.O. FRANK HART, the General Grand Master, gave
one of his typical heart-to-heart talks, which culminated in the
thought that all ought to be "honest-to-God Masons," saying,
"We have all said we put our trust in God, and we should be honest
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 Another thought he stressed, was-
"The greatest enemy of our fraternity is the man who tries to let
Masonry take the place of the Church of the Living God."
The Grand Chaplain, the REV. THOMAS GRICE, commenting
in the talk of the General Grand Master, said-
"I am going back to my little Council with a deeper and more pro-
found thought of what it means to have an open Bible on our Altar,
and with a vision as a Mason that I never had before. I have been
stirred to the depths of my soul by the simplicity and frankness of
the statements of what a Mason means, and for this reason I thank
God I came to San Diego."
M.".P.".0. FRANK HART was made an honorary member of
the Grand Council of California.
The Committee on Educational Assistance reports that it is
continuing to pay $35.00 a month out of its revolving fund to
a young woman to help her complete her education. An addi-
tional appropriation of $500.00 was asked for the Educational
Assistance Fund, and Grand Council granted the amount.

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master FRANCIS H. E. O'DONNELL reviews forty-

five Proceedings this time and tells in his foreword what labor
such task involves: The 1927 Review, he says, occupied him
"250 hours of solid mental and physical effort." But the report
reads by no means labored, but has all the sprightliness we
expect FRANK to exhibit in his reviews. May be it is this very
sprightliness which gave rise to the surmise that he is Irish.
J. EDWARD ALLEN of North Carolina and JOHN KINGSLEY of
Michigan got in wrong on that. Loving the Irish as he does,
JOHN tries to claim every good man for that race. But O'DON-
NELL wants to keep out of that list, coming, as he says, "from
ancestry that goes right back to the Highland glens and the
myrmidons of King Duncan's murderer, Macbeth." JoHN prob-
ably will stick to his own surmise. I can almost hear him growl,
"Well, everybody wants to have some Scotch in him these days."
New York for 1926 is presented most generously-five full
pages in print. Grand Master HEMENWAY's words anent Free-
masonry and its service, the Super-Excellent degree, and the
duties and opportunities of Cryptic Masonry, are quoted in full.
Our plan of electing all Grand Officers, except the Grand Chap-
lain and the Grand Sentinel, is called "a super-excellent system,
truly democratic in principle, well worthy of universal adoption."
 GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
MATTISON B. ]ONES, Los Angeles, Grand Master; HIRAM S.
HUTCHINGS, Deputy Grand Master; LEWIS E. KENT, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; WILLIAM W. DouGLAS, Grand
Treasurer; THOMAS A. DAVIES, San Francisco, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: San Francisco, April 15, 1929.

COLORAD0-1927
f: 1 ·;:;~f
33d Annual Assembly Denver September 19th
M.' .Ill.' .FRANK I. EWING, G.' .M:.
Fifteen Councils. 2,512 members; net gain, 44. Cash balance,
$2,449.04. Total cash assets, $3,449.04.
Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work and the Grand Chaplain, the former ( R.'.
Ill.'. Companion WILLIAM T. BRIDWELL) being confined to a
hospital with grave doubts as to his recovery; fourteen of the
twenty Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of fourteen Coun-
cils; and thirty-five (good!) Grand Representatives, among them
Companion CHARLES H. DuDLEY for New York.
Past Grand Masters HENRY F. REESE of Alabama and EUGENE
HAMILTON of Oklahoma were greeted as visitors.
The volume of Proceedings issued by Colorado is most at-
tractive typographically and exceptional skill has been bestowed
upon the organization of its contents,-but,-aside from the
memorials of the departed and the excellent "Review of Pro-
ceedings," it contains little beyond the record of routine busi-
ness, local statistics, and lists of Councils, Officers past and
present, and new members. So there is not much to be told.
The Grand Master visited seven Councils. He believes it to
be a good plan for every Council to have at least one annual
"event" and suggests that the conferring of the degree of Super-
Excellent Master, in an attractive and impressive manner, is
the ideal way for making it interesting and stimulating. "The
beauty of Cryptic Masonry and its valuable lessons," he holds,
"gives it a right to be a strong and vigorous body."
The new Grand Council of Delaware was recognized and an
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 The body of the Proceedings takes up twenty-six pages; the
Appendix, eighty, of which fifty are devoted to the Review of
Proceedings.
CORRESPONDENCE
Thirty-eight Grand Councils are reviewed, four of them re-
ceiving double headers ( 1926 and 1927). Companion FRANK D.
BURNS is a real acquisition to the Round Table. His reviews
are spirited-"crouse an' canty," as his Brother BoBBIE would
say-and they summarize all that is worth noting in an attrac-
tive style. Incidentally we learn why FRANK was made Repre-
sentative of Montana: He spent a year in Rosebud County,
Montana, in 1900, and liked it. Under North Carolina, he tells
that "We, of Colorado, strongly oppose solicitation of any form,
because every candidate must come of his own free will and
accord." That is good Masonic punctilio, but some of us be-
lieve that a word whispered into the ear of a Royal Arch
Companion whose coming among us would add a real asset to
our membership, is a "form" of solicitation we ought to be
permitted to exercise, if we do it discreetly. Promiscuous invi-
tations, pestering and pressure of any and every form, deprive
us of our claim to be Select Masters. That is no doubt the
thought Companion BURNS had in mind. We have enjoyed his
Review immensely and have profited by it. The admirable man-
ner in which he told the story of New York of 1926 has given
us particular pleasure.
M.'.Ill.'.W1LLIAM S. PICKERILL, Durango, Grand Master;
M.'.Ill.'.W1LLIAM W. CooPER, Denver, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Denver, September 17, 1928.

CONNECTICUT-1928
110th Annual Assembly New London June 6th
M ... Ill ... FREDERIC A. BEEBE, G ... M ...
Twenty-five Councils. 10,895 members; net loss, 18. Cash
balance, $4,001.05.
Present: All Grand Officers except the Grand Chaplain; four-
teen Past Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-four Coun-
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Grand Master WILLIAM C. TWOMBLY as Grand Representative
of New York.
Among the honored visitors were R: .P: .ARTHUR D. PRINCE,
General Grand Marshal of the General Grand Council ; Grand
Master DICKERMAN, Deputy Grand Master HEFLER and Grand
Master of Ceremonies TRIBOU, of Massachusetts ; Grand Master
PosT of New Jersey; Past Grand Master WHEELER of Rhode
Island ; Past Grand Master BROCK of Missouri ; Grand Master
GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER, Past Grand Master JAMES CHAMBERS
and R: .Ill: .MATTHEW S. CuMNER, Connecticut's Grand Rep-
resentative, of New York.
The Grand Master of Masons in Connecticut, the Grand High
Priest of the Grand Chapter of Connecticut, and the Grand
Commander of the Grand Commandery of Connecticut were also
received with grand honors.
The Grand Master attended the Annual Assemblies of the
Grand Councils of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey
and Connecticut, and joined also in the reception given to the
General Grand Master, M: .P: .0. FRANK HART, by Columbian
Council, No. I in New York City.
The reports of the inspecting Officers present many interesting
notes concerning the Councils visited by them, thereby throwing
much light on Cryptic conditions in the State. It is evident that
the Officers are determined that the work in Connecticut shall
be a credit to the Rite. One Council which the Deputy Grand
Master found to have been rather lax for about six years, was
ordered fully investigated by a special committee which will
report its recommendations next year.
The sum of $100.00 was contributed to the Endowment Fund
of the Masonic Charity Association of Connecticut.
• At a luncheon given at the close of the Annual Assembly,
M:.w:.RoBERT S. WALKER, Grand Master of Masons in Con-
necticut, delivered an address in which he explained the purpose
of the Endowment Fund established in connection with the
Masonic Home at Wallingford, and urged increased interest in
the work and the building up of that fund. The Address of
the Grand Master appears in full in the Proceedings to promote
cooperation on the part of the Councils in the State.
A most enjoyable "Get Together" dinner was given in the
evening, at which Associate Grand Chaplain, the REV. ALEX-
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 CORRESPONDENCE
Companion FREDERICK EDGERTON presents his first annual
Report as Correspondent. In his introduction which breathes a
very modest spirit, he pays a glowing tribute to his predecessor
in the chair, Companion GEORGE STURDY. The reviews are concise
and make a record of all that was deemed worth noting. There is
practically no comment, though a word of appreciation is intro-
duced here and there. The reviews are well written throughout.
We are delighted to have Companion EDGERTON with us.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
ARTHUR H. PARKER, New Britain, Grand Master; ARTHUR
L. (LARK, Deputy Grand Master; ROBERT R. HOUSTON, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; D. FAIRCHILD WHEELER,
Grand Treasurer; THOMAS W. MoRGAN, Hartford, Grand Re-
corder.
Next Annual Assembly: New Britain, June 5, 1929.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-1927
8th Annual Assembly Washington February 5th
M:.rn:.R1cHARD A. RosEBERRY, G:.M:.
Six Councils, 1,662 members; net loss, 26. ( 18 died, 55 di-
mitted, IOI were dropped for N. P. D.) Cash balance, $1,244.36.
Present : All Grand Officers ; five Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of the six constituent Councils ; twenty-seven Grand
Representatives, but New York not among them.
The Grand Master of Masons and the Grand High Priest
of the Royal Arch Companions of the District were there, also
the Grand Master and Grand Treasurer of the Grand Council
of Delaware and Past Grand Master GORHAM of the Grand
Council of Maryland.
If the zeal of the Grand Master in visiting the Councils were
enough to assure success, the Grand Council ought to show a
gain instead of a loss in membership. He attended each and
every Assembly of each and every Council during his term of
office. Besides, as required by the Constitution, he visited, ac-
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the Councils, in the month of January. "The attendance at these
Visitations," he reports, "was gratifying and evidenced the in-
terest the Companions have in the Rite." He also speaks of "the
exchange of visits by Masters and other visits of the several
Councils." And yet! Why did so many dimit? Why was it
necessary to drop 101 from the roll? It would be interesting
to read a frank statement somewhere in the Proceedings as to
what was lacking to hold the membership tog~ther.
With 78 Companions greeted during the year, 66 affiliated,
and 4 reinstated-which certainly is a remarkably good showing,
one ought to be justified in looking for a gain. What caused the
defections? We should like to know for our own guidance.
The Committee on the Grand Master's Address "notes with
pleasure" a good many things, including "the happy condition"
of the Rite, but it does not answer the question which most
naturally suggests itself. We turn to the Grand Lecturer's Re-
port. There we find a clue to what may be the answer. He
reports:
"I regret to have to report that the attendance on the School of
Instruction, which was scheduled to meet the third Wednesday of every
month, was such that it did not seem advisable to continue this activity
of the Council after the summer vacation. With the approval of the
Grand Master the school was discontinued and as a substitute, the ser-
vices of the Grand Visitor and Lecturer were offered to the various
Councils, at such times and places as might be convenient to the Officers.
Again I regret to report that but one Council saw fit to accept this
offer. The work of some of the Councils was such that this apparent
lack of interest could be and was excused, but this was not true of
all the Councils. It is to be hoped that, in the coming year, the Officers
of these Councils will be more zealous and that they will endeavor to
attain a greater proficiency in the ritualistic work of the Council. The
ritual is comparatively short and it is hard to believe that any Com-
panion, having been thought worthy of being selected for a position
in the line of Officers of a Council, cannot become proficient and give
an intelligent rendition of the very beautiful Council ritual."
Proficiency in the ritualistic work is the primary condition
for success in a Council. Adoniram Council is an example.
The Grand Master praises its degree work. The record for the
year shows that thirty-four of the total seventy-eight Companions
greeted by the six Councils, in the District, are credited to
Adoniram. The Grand Lecturer is right. "Greater proficiency
in the ritualistic work" makes for greater success.
Brightwood Council which is the youngest in the list, is third
in order of recorded greetings. They had, besides, one special
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ness. The Master conceived the idea. It was to place in a
specially prepared vault, sunk in the floor of Brightwood Ma-
sonic Temple, a "Cryptic Deposit" which is not to be opened
'till January 14th, in the year 2000. By dint of patient and
intelligent perseverance the Master collected messages from the
leaders of the local Masonic bodies, from some of the national
organizations, and from men in prominent official positions. These
messages were addressed to the successors of the writers in their
various stations, who may be administering affairs in 2000. The
ceremony of deposit in the vault took place on the occasion of
the Grand Master's Official Visit to Brightwood Council, on
January 14, 1927.
CORRESPONDENCE
A well conceived informative review, presumably by Com-
panion HORACE P. McINTOSH-there is no indication as to the
authorship-adds greatly to the value of the typographically
very attractive volume of Proceedings. New York for 1925 is
presented largely by extracts from addresses and reports.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
EDWARD BURKHOLDER, fVashington, Grand Master; JoHN W.
K1MMERLING, Deputy Grand Master; CHARLES R. BARTLETT,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; MARK FINLEY, Grand
Treasurer; JOHN A. CoLBORN, Washington, Grand Recorder.
Ninth Annual Assembly: Washington, D. C., April 7, 1928.

FLORIDA-1928
48th Annual Assembly Jacksonville May 14th
M:.m:.RrLEY J. McMASTER, G:.M:.
Twenty Councils. 2,145 members; net gain, 84. Cash bal-
ance, $2,126.31.
Present: All Grand Officers, except the Grand Chaplain ; eight
of the fourteen living Past Grand Masters; Representatives of
fifteen Councils ; twenty-six Grand Representatives, among them
Past Grand Master CHARLES H. KETCHUM for New York.
Both the General Grand Master of the General Grand Coun-
cil, M:.P:.Companion 0. FRANK HART, and General Grand
High Priest M ... E.".CHARLES CLARK DAVIS of the General
Grand Chapter honored the Assembly by their presence.
The Grand Master attended the Triennial at Denver and in-
stituted two Councils U." .D.".
The Grand Recorder reports that notwithstanding fifty-three
suspensions for non-payment of dues and fifteen dimissions, there
is an actual net increase in membership of eighty-four; one
hundred and fifty-four were greeted, four reinstated and forty-·
two affiliated. Quite a good showing.
M: .P: .0. FRANK HART was made an honorary member of
the Grand Council and is now a member of most of the Grand
Councils of the United States. No dues. His instruction talks
won him exemption for life.
The degrees of Royal Master, Select Master and Super-
Excellent Master were conferred upon two Royal Arch Com-
panions in full form.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
EDWIN E. MACY, Eau Gallie, Grand Master; R. J. KrsH-
PAUGH, Deputy Grand Master; GEORGE J. TOLSON, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; E. L. WIRT, Grand Treasurer ;
WILBER P. WEBSTER, Jacksonville, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Tampa, third Monday in May, 1929.

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion ELY P. HUBBELL, the chairman of the Committee

on Fraternal Correspondence, yielded to Companion WALTER
J. BENNETT the privilege of reading the received Proceedings
of other Jurisdictions and writing a report. The latter presented
a well written general review, summarizing his impressions in
about a page and a half. He says that all Grand Councils re-
ported "peace and harmony," but that quite a few "complained
that the peace was akin to sleep" and that "too many Royal
and Select had taken Ahishar as their middle name." He found
all sorts of remedies proposed for "Council ills, real or fancied,"
among them: "Prerequisition by the Commandery," the pipe-
dream of those who never read Correspondence reports; "inclu-
sion of Application for Council degrees with application for the
Chapter," the Texas plan; "District or Arch Conventions" where
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Degree" where dramatic effect is believed to be the persuasive
thing, etc., etc.
Companion BENNETT ought to be kept at the work of review-
ing. He appears to be interested and is interesting. His answer
to those who are worrying what becomes of the Companions
who are elected by the Grand Council to receive the Cryptic
degrees and then have these conferred upon them in the Annual
Assembly, is that the whole matter is taken care of by the
Regulations of the Grand Council, as follows :
"Article 33. In counties where no chartered Council of Royal and
Select Masters exists, any Royal Arch Mason in good standing, eligible
for the Council degrees, may present his petition for the same, recom-
mended by two Council members, to the Grand Council, and such petition
may be considered and ballotted upon; and, if the ballot is favorable, the
degrees may be conferred by the Grand Council at any Assembly, ...
When the degrees are conferred upon a candidate in such cases, the
Grand Recorder shall notify the Council in whose Jurisdiction such can-
didate resides. If such Council accepts the action of the Grand Council
and admits the candidate to membership within two months after such
notification, it shall be entitled to the fees. Otherwise the candidate who
has thus received the degrees may apply for affiliation to any other
Council, and the fee shall then belong to the Grand Council."

GEORGIA-1928
85th Annual Assembly M aeon April 24th
M.'.Ill.'.NATHANIEL H. BALLARD, G.'.M.'.
Sixty-nine Councils. 5,724 members; net loss, 152. Cash bal-
ance, $2,527.84.
Present : All Grand Officers ; ten Past Grand Masters; Rep-
resentatives of forty Councils ; thirty-seven Grand Officers, among
them Companion JACK G. STANDIFER as Representative of
New York.
The Grand Master wastes no words on the "flight of time."
He starts out with the searching question: "What have we
done?" Not only starts with it, but repeats it again and again.
It is an appeal to the conscience: "We have greeted many Select-
men. . . . But still, what have we done?" No getting by: The
work has been put on "in full dramatic form .... Yet again,
what have we done?" Charity is blazoned on the Masonic banner.
Do our actions bear witness that it is ever in our thoughts?
Taking care of our own does not meet the issue: "He is worse

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than an infidel who does not provide for his own." We have
a right to ask for more from a Mason.
The Grand Master points out the way to self-examination.
He speaks of the hospital for crippled children, which the Scot-
tish Rite Bodies of Atlanta provided: "The condition of ad-
mission is not Masonic or that the patient has any connection
with Masonry." The question is simply: is he crippled and are
his parents or guardians unable to provide the proper surgical
and curative aid? "None may enter who can pay-none can
pay who enter." He cites heart-stirring examples of what Ma-
sonic charity is in action. He speaks of "the consecrated initia-
tive of JOE Bowoorn and Gus MILLER, both Past Grand Mas-
ters of the Craft in Georgia, both Past Grand Masters of the
Grand Council." Through the instrumentality of these men the
Masons of Georgia were inspired to undertake to provide a
cottage for the care of children suffering from tuberculosis.
Then he asks : "What can we do? meaning the Companions of
the Cryptic Rite. He answers :
"We are the smallest and weakest numerically of the Masonic Bodies.
Shall we do nought on this account? The home will be a gift of the
Craft at large. It will be furnished by the Grand Chapter, and these
afflicted children will have skilled physicians, trained nurses, and the
tenderest of care. The State will furnish schools and teachers. Is there
left naught for us to do? Yea, much !-books, picture books if you please,
games, dolls, toys, playground apparatus, all of which could add joy
to the healing."
Later on, just before closing the morning session, the Grand
Master introduced the "golden-hearted JoE P. BowooIN" and
"the much beloved Gus MILLER" to whose work for tuberculous
children he had referred. The former modestly said he had
been honored much beyond what he deserved. But "Gus MIL-
LER-Past Grand Master A.G. MILLER-equally modest, insisted
that whatever credit was due for the Alto Cottage plan belonged
altogether to JoE BownoIN whom he was only too glad to assist
by every means in his power. He said:
"That noble hearted, golden-hearted man, JoE Bowoorn, is the man
principally back of the success of the Tubercular Cottage. He is the one
to whom the credit should be given, and I hope to see erected upon
that hill at Alto a beautiful monument, not only to Georgia Masonry but
to the citizenship of Georgia, showing their foresight in providing a
.place where these little ones may go to fight the greatest enemy mankind
has today, the great white plague. I hope to see that building completed
and equipped, and I want to go there and see these little folk aided
and assisted in their fight to get back to a normal state of good health.
I want to stand there on that hill and see ]OE Bownorn lay the corner-
stone of that building."

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 The Grand Master settled the matter by deciding-
"It was Gus MILLER on the stage at that time, who made that won-
derful speech, one of the greatest speeches, I think, I ever heard; there-
fore it is fitting that these two names should go together: JoE BOWDOIN
and Gus MIJ.LER."
Georgia certainly is blessed in the Grand Masters she has had.
The face of NATHANIEL H. BALLARD, as shown in the portrait
included in the Proceedings, looks quite familiar to me. I can
not get away from the thought that we must have met some-
where. But it seems as if that happened in New England and
that he countd among the leaders in the education of American
youth. The Proceedings give only a few personal clues. The
Committee on Grand Master's Address refers to him as "a great
Mason" and "a superb teacher." May be Past Grand Master
FRANCIS A. JoHNSON-the genial "Gloomy Gus"-will set me
right. He may also add a word about GEORGE FIELDS to whom
a special greeting was extended. A friend by that name was
in the educational publishing business.
Gloomy Gus writes a most delightful Correspondence Report
and is the President of the Secretaries' Association which is
composed of the Secretaries of Lodges, Chapters, Councils and
Commanderies in Georgia.
The Grand Master pays a warm tribute of praise to EDGAR
A. McHAN, the Grand Treasurer-Recorder, for his "untiring
energy and devotion to Masonry."
Companion McHAN visited sixteen Councils, Grand Master
going with him on many of these occasions. More than two
hundred candidates were greeted at these Visitation Assemblies.
Grand Master RAYMUND DANIEL of the Craft in Georgia
whom everybody knows for his valuable Foreign Correspond-
ence Reports was welcomed to the Assembly. Later, in presenting
to Companion BALLARD a Past Grand Master's Jewel he acknow-
ledged his indebtedness to this distinguished Mason for many
courtesies, mentioning particularly that it was NATHANIEL H.
BALLARD who as Grand Master of Masons in Georgia gave him
"the first opportunity for service" to the Craft at large. Com-
panion BALLARD in responding said that among his acts as head
of the Craft, of which he felt most proud, were two: He gave
to Georgia Masonry RAYMUND DANIEL as Chairman of the Cor-
respondence Committee and FRANK BAKER as Grand Secretary.

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 GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
]OHN T. WALDROP, Griflin, Grand Master; FRANK 0. MILLER,
Deputy Grand Master; ]ACK G. STANDIFER, (Grand Represen-
tative of New York near Georgia), Grand Principal Conductor
of the Work; EDGAR A. McHAN, Macon, Grand Treasurer-
Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Macon, April I7, I929.
CORRESPONDENCE
Past Grand Master FRANCIS A. JOHNSON is inimitable in his
personal comments-just bubbling over with quaint reminiscences
and jolly shrewdness. If you are looking for a guide to lead
you over the highways and byways of Cryptic Masonry, who
keeps you smiling all the way and yet gives you a satisfying
survey and a feeling that we ought to do something for the
good of others as Select Masters in Masonry, take Gloomy Gus.
His survey together with the address of Grand Master BALLARD
make the Georgia Proceedings a contribution you will enjoy
and profit by. Get a copy of it.
G. G.'s rule in reviewing is revealed in what he says about
Companion DAVILLA of Louisiana: "If he has anything nice
to say about you, he says it. If not, he says nothing." Again,
referring to one super-critical reviewer, he says: "I feel th<.t
if I can't find some sweet sentiment somewhere in a report that
indicates a Masonic spirit, the least I can do is to say that the
Grand Council met and adjourned.'' Companion WHEELER of
Rhode Island having commented on some things in Georgia,
G. G. reacts: "No one regrets some conditions more than I do.
Some of these days I am going to forget my troubles and go
up to Block Island to try out those bluefish. I understand they
take one's mind off everything else except fish. Just another
type of flappers."
No use quoting further. The report must be read as a whole
to get the full flavor of it. And don't forget his "Deductions"
at the end of the report. There in his unique style he puts the
same question with which Grand Master BALLARD opened his
address: "What have we done?" Is the answer, "I am only
blowing bubbles, bubbles in the air?" G. G. says:
"Are we as Masons to be content just to supply the soap, water and
a clay pipe to them and let them view life through a bubble?"
He then points out ways in which we can make good. They
suggest others.
 ILLINOIS-1927
75th Annual Assembly Rockford September 28th
M:.rn:.GEORGE E. W1LKrnsoN, G:.M:.
Seventy-six Councils. 25,779 members; net gain, 6o2. Cash
balance, $18,465.19. Total cash assets, $49,465.19.
Present : All Grand Officers ; ten Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of sixty-five Councils ; twenty-two Grand Represen-
tatives, Past Grand Master FREDERICK W. KRENGLE responding
for New York.
Illinois is divided into twenty Districts, each with an Inspector
in charge. In order to make the system produce the best results
possible, the Grand Master sent to each Inspector a blank on
which to report the results of his visitations in regular form.
The departure is highly commended by the Committee on Grand
Master's Address. Just what the form is like, the record telleth
not. There is no doubt that most encouraging progress was
made in Illinois.
The Grand Master visited many Councils. "It is only human
to enjoy feasting and revelry," he reports, and adds that the
Grand Master got even more pleasure out of it than did the
others. No doubt about it in the case of M: .Ill: .Companion
WILKINSON who reveals himself throughout his Address as an
appreciative soul.
Three new Councils were started under Dispensation. Other-
wise no encouragement was given to the formation of new work-
ing Bodies. The Grand Master says:
"The request for a new Council is often by a few enthusiastic Cryp-
tic Masons who desire to have a Council in their immediate neighbor-
hood, apparently so that they may become the first Officers, and often
without due consideration as to the future possibilities or probabilities
of such Council. And, as this new Council is often only a reflection
of these zealous Companions, it ceases to grow and function as soon
as they pass out of office, then it becomes inactive and soon passes
out of existence."
That is the voice of experience.
One Council was no longer able to continue and asked for
permission to transfer its total membership to a nearby Council.
The Grand Master approved the idea. The Charter was turned
in. One more Council is listed among the illustrious dead which
Illinois classifies as "Extinct Councils."
 Generally speaking, the Councils are active and in a healthy
condition. The Officers have been chosen with care. The ritual-
istic work and its interpretation is commended. The Grand
Master adds :
"The ritualistic work and the interpretation of its inspiring ceremonies
is, perhaps, that which distinguishes most of the work of the Councils
from all other York Rite bodies; and, thus, makes the Council the most
popular Masonic body in this grand jurisdiction. We have a Grand
Lecturer who will gladly assist any Council which feels the need of his
services. We do not need a Board of Grand Examiners."
The Grand Secretary, too, is pleased with the year's record.
He reports:
"All things considered the year may be said to have been prosperous,
and all of the prospects of the future seem good."
That is the voice of your Uncle GEORGE. And he does not
indulge in platitudes. He says what he knows.
The report of the Committee on Chartered Councils confirms
the statements of both the Grand Master and the Grand Re-
corder. The record of gains, compared with Chapter and Com-
mandery, is presented in this wise:
For the Year 1926
Grand Commandery gain was 450 or 1.3 %
Grand Chapter gain was l,572 or 1.76%
Grand Council gai11 was 875 or 3.19%
Charters were voted , to three Councils u:. D: ..
Among the donations made are the following: Eastern Star
Home Board, Rockford, $100.00; Masonic Bureau of Service and
Employment, $150.00; Illinois Masonic Hospital Association
Charity Fund, $1 ,000.00.

CORRESPONDENCE

Concise, meaty, interesting and genial as all its predecessors

have been, is Senior Past Grand Master GEORGE E. W ARVELLE's
"thirty-sixth annual epistle to the Giblimites." Apparently look-
ing more for things that please than for opportunities to scrap
over. New York for 1926 comes out of the condenser quite
well. Thank you !
As a lesson to the timid souls, Uncle GEORGE points out that
the two States in which "a competent fee is now charged," in
Massachusetts and Ohio, the Grand Councils "are now the most
prosperous in the Cryptic World." Cheapness has never built
up anything-not in Masonry anyway. Yet whenever the ques-
tion of the raising of fees is raised, some Companions seem to
be struck with consternation. Massachusetts and Ohio have the
right idea.
Many a sage word is spoken under the several topic headings
which follow the brief reviews. There is also the ever interest-
ing table of comparative statistics. Ohio outdistances the others
by so considerable a margin that she is practically in a class
by herself. The relative standing with respect to membership
is reported thus :
Ohio ............... 45,517 Pennsylvania ....... 15,093
Illinois ............. 25,177 New York ......... 12,991
Indiana ............ 19,850 Missouri ........... rr,942
Michigan ........... 15,768 Connecticut ........ 10,758
Massachusetts ...... 15,630
The table of gains and losses in membership, which tell a
bit more of real conditions, for these Jurisdictions, give this:
Ohio .............. +1,016 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . -541
Illinois ............ + 875 Indiana ............ - 74
Connecticut ....... + 270 Massachusetts ...... - 18
New York ......... + rr9
Pennsylvania ...... + 38
Michigan .......... + IO

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28

JAMES K. LAMBERT, Chicago, Grand Master; B. J. METZGER,
Deputy Grand Master; HARRY G. WILSON, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; 0. L. CALDWELL, Grand Treasurer;
GEORGE E. WARVELLE, r59 N. State Street, Chicago, Grand
Recorder.

INDIANA-1927
72d Annual Assembly Marion October 18th-19th
M." .Ill: .DoNALD J. PICKETT, G." .M:.
Seventy-five Councils. I9,885 members; net gain, 35. Cash
balance, $6,941.69. Total cash assets, $29,641.69.
Present: All Grand Officers ; everyone of the nineteen survi-
ving Past Grand Masters still connected with Cryptic Masonry
(great record!) ; Representatives of seventy-three Councils;
forty-three Grand Representatives. New York again among the
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 Chief among the honored visitors was M.' .P.' .0. FRANK
HART, General Grand Master of the General Grand Council.
Indiana herself having two officers in the General Grand Coun-
cil-R.'. P .'.HENRY W. MoRDHURST, for forty-one years the
General Grand Recorder, and R.".P.".RoBERT A. WOODS, General
Grand Captain of the Guard-the Assembly was favored. There
was present also Grand Master DAN W. McMILLAN of the
Grand Council of Michigan with R.' .Ill.' .JAMES S. POTTER and
Past Grand Master SCADDEN.
The Grand Master reports only routine business.
From the Grand Recorder's Report it appears that the Coun-
cils contributed $776.30 toward the Mississippi Flood Relief
Fund. Speaks well for Cryptic Masonry in Indiana.
The Grand Lecturer visited all Councils but one, some of
them several times. The attendance at his meetings of instruction
was the largest of any year. The Councils were found to be
better equipped than they ever have been for the proper con-
ferring of Degrees.
The General Grand Council's revised ritual of the Super-
Excellent Degree is to be exemplified at the Annual Assembly
in 1928 to help the Companions decide whether they want to
adopt that ritual for Indiana. Companion MoRDHURST explained
that "the sections have been reversed, the last coming first, thus
bringing the climax where it should be, at the end of the Degree."
The volume of Proceedings is neat and well organized, carry-
ing also information as to amendments to the Constitution,
General Regulations and By-Laws adopted in recent years, and
much other helpful matter.

CORRESPONDENCE

Forty-one years General Grand Recorder and thirty-eight years

Cryptic Reviewer of Indiana, that makes seventy-nine years.
How old is HENRY W. MoRDHURST anyway? He tells O'DON-
NELL of California that he has not yet touched the octogenarian
mark. Must have started before he cut his teeth, or maybe he
was born with teeth. But that does not work out right as things
Masonic go. Twenty-one years to start with, plus seventy-nine
years of virile service! Figure it out how old he must be, what-
ever he may say about it.
 Careless people who fall into the error of taking "Your Uncle"
of Illinois for the dean of the Reviewers' Round Table are duly
warned by HENRY himself that "the deanery happens to be
located in Indiana" and that "WARVELLE is just one of those
young things that happened afterwards." Yet he notes "regret-
fully" that WHEELER of Rhode Island puts him in the "Uncle"
class. He writes :
"When they begin to call you Uncle, well that's the beginning of the
end. Heretofore W ARVELLE of Illinois has been the uncle of the Round
Table. He makes a high grade Uncle, including a wonderful crop of
alfalfa, so why not continue him in office."
But dry statistics aside, HENRY W. MoRDHURST is the noblest
Roman of them all. For thirty-one years he has contributed to
Cryptic Masonry clear-cut, pungent, stimulating reviews which
have been and will continue to be a constructive force in the
development of the Rite. He has to admit himself that "Such
a length of service (and let us interpolate-such helpful service)
is unprecedented in the annals of Grand Councils."
One comment-under Georgia and repeated in a somewhat
clearer form under Kentucky-is of particularly timely appli-
cation:
"Frequently there are men who are most vociferous about making
donations from a common fund who yet personally give very little."
This under Georgia. Under Kentucky:
"Dispensing charity to poor and needy Masons is a personal obligation,
and not a joint affair. At times it may be desirable to make it such,
but certainly not to the extent of levying assessments whereby the Mason
of moderate means is compelled to contribute on an equality with his
well-to-do or wealthy brother."
The quotations suggest a condition which will have to be
driven into the open some day. Shrines, Veiled Prophets, Scot-
tish Rite bodies, Commanderies, Chapters and Councils, too, are
inclined, generally speaking, to shift responsibility for relief in
individual cases to the Lodges. The Lodges, in turn, act too
much, also speaking generally, as if Grand Lodge must look
after such matters. Companion MoRDHURST i:idicates the true
Masonic plan: First individual responsibility, next each of the
associations with which the needy are affiliated, then the several
Grand Bodies. Making Lodges and Grand Lodge the dispen-
saries of relief, is an evasion of plain duties involving upon
everybody who takes his Masonry to heart.
Indiana's Cryptic Review is so full of striking comment that
we are running danger of quoting too much. We must add at

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least the story of New York for 1926 is told adequately and
without criticism. Let us hope that Companion MoRDHURST will
stay at his post for a few years yet. His helpfulness is too
real for us to lose.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
CHARLES HENRY BROWN, Rushville, Grand Master; CHARLES
S. MURPHY, Deputy Grand Master ; RICHARD DoWNWARD, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; VESTAL WARREN WOODWARD,
Grand Treasurer; ROBERT ARCHER WooDs, Princeton, Grand
Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Gary, October 16, 1928.

IOWA-1927
28th Annual Assembly Creston October 11th
M.".Ill.".PERCY EDGAR BROWN, G:.M:.
Thirty Councils. 7,015 members; net loss, 299. Cash bal-
ance, $1,8o3.35.
Present: All Grand Officers; eleven of fifteen surviving
Past Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-seven Councils;
twenty-seven Grand Representatives, among these Companion
T. G. ALLISON for New York.
M." .P: .0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master honored the
Assembly by his presence.
The slump in membership (over four per cent loss) appears
to have disturbed the Assembly quite considerably arid is re-
ferred to several times. The Grand Master called the returns
"startling and depressing," as no doubt they are. He puts a
number of questions to which he believes, answers must be
found to find a way toward a better condition :
"What is happening to Cryptic Masoµry? Why were 310 members
suspended for nonpayment of dues? Where is the old-time interest
and enthusiasm for the Council work? Are the Masters, Officers and
Companions of the various Councils making an effort to stem the tide
of a decreasing membership? What can be done in the individual Coun-
cils? What qm this Grand Council do to bring about a renewal of
life and vigorous activity in our Councils? These are the questions which
we must answer now."

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 The Grand Master is not satisfied with the explanations which
have been offered from time to time to comfort him. They are
"mainly excuses," he says. His answer is, "Get busy!" He calls
attention to a few conditions that are real in several places:
"Meetings are not held regularly, no effort is expended to secure
candidates, the Officers sometimes do not learn the work, and in short
no attempt is being made to keep the Council from going down to dust
and decay. It is not enough merely to hold Charters."
That looks rather blue-or is it a study in brown? But the
Grand Master is not discouraged. He has faith in Cryptic
Masonry. He believes that when the dead can come to life
again, for "such miracles have happened in the past"-he finds-
"and may again." His own home Council holds the record for
gains in the past year. He knows what enthusiasm and a will
to succeed can do. This is his proposition-and it will do good
outside of Iowa, too :
"To my notion there is one thing that we need above all else to
bring the Councils, and the other Masonic bodies too, for that matter,
back upon a plane of normal healthy growth and activity and that is
a group of fervent and zealous Companions in each Council or other
body, a group willing to make sacrifices for the good of the Order,
a group which will have so much enthusiasm for the degrees and feel
so thoroughly their importance that they will imbue others with the
same sentiments. Who can gather these groups together? You, Com-
panion, and you, and you, and you ! Each one of you can firmly resolve
here and now that when you go back to your homes from this Grand
Council meeting, you will take immediate steps to gather together in
your Council a little group of fervent Companions who are not afraid
to work and will do anything to help (and every Council has such a
group), put the situation up to them, pass on to them whatever of en-
thusiasm you may have gained here, organize to do something for your
Council, and then work as you never have worked before. Will you do it?
"Do you know, it is wonderful what one man can do in a Council!
I have seen instances of wonderful changes through the interest and
enthusiasm of one man. So don't be afraid to tackle the job. You won't
stand alone long. Good Companions will flock to your standard! Then
put them all to work and keep them working!
"Remember, Companions, the tenets of this Order are Industry, Zeal
and Fidelity. Are you living up to these principles? Are you Officers
living up to your obligations as Officers? Now is the time to take account
of stock! Resolve to do your whole duty as an Officer and then do
more! Resolve to go back to your Councils and stir them up in the
right way and get your Companions to doing something!
"If you will, each of you, do something along the line I have sug-
gested then we shall witness a revivification of our Councils, even a
renascence in some cases, which will be astonishing."
To this stirring appeal, for full measure and to clinch the
central hint, he adapts some famous lines to read, thus :
 "Let us then be up and doing ;
And not merely drift along,
Content the while, our days to beguile
With meaningless chatter and song.
Let us really awaken in earnest,
And do all that duty may ask,
Let us work hard and long for our Councils
A glorious, worth while task."
He ts in earnest. Although his term as Grand Master is
brought to an end,-in accordance with a tradition which moves
things up and out, regardless who is going out and who coming
up--he wants to leave behind him something that will assure
a revival of interest throughout the State, and offers a sugges-
tion which is commended to the consideration of our own Grand
Council. This is what he proposes:
"I come now to a recommendation which I have thought over long
and carefully. It is made because of the very evident need of our Coun-
cils for more help than the Grand Master alone, can give them, and
upon the necessity of doing something to bring about a renewal of vigor
and interest in Cryptic Masonry. I beg to recommend the appointment
of a special committee of five, to investigate thoroughly the conditions
in the various Councils, to consider ways and means for bringing about
an improvement along various lines, to arrange for special "pep" meetings,
to assist the Masters and Recorders in devising plans for stimulating
interest, to prepare any printed material which may be desirable, and to
report at the next Grand Council Assembly and make such recommen-
dations then as may appear expedient. Obviously the Grand Master
should be ex officio a member of this committee but he should not be
burdened with the chairmanship. I would prefer the name, Committee
ori Council Activities, as indicating more definitely the functions the com-
mittee is expected to perform, and I recommend the appointment under
this designation. I further recommend that the Grand Master be author-
ized to issue warrants to cover such expenses as may be incurred by
the committee in the performance of such activities as they may deem
desirable, not to exceed a total of $250.00."
The recommendations were adopted.
The Grand Master worked hard throughout his year. His
list of visits alone is evidence of this.
The report of the Committee on Chartered Councils always
is read by us for its matter-of-fact summaries of returns as
they are. Whatever disappointments they may have to record,
there are always cheering facts enough to sustain the conviction
that if all the sluggard Councils were put in the "extinct" class,
there would remain a strong body of working Councils worthy
to be the pride of any Grand Jurisdiction.
Annual dues in twenty Councils are only $1.00; four Coun-
cils ask $1.50; and six Councils, $2.00. And yet the suspensions
for N. P. D. amount to 310. What shall we think of the Ma-

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sonic honesty of men who evade contracted obligations? We
certainly should not like to think that Councils are admitting
paupers to membership.
The Committee on Chartered Councils says that it cannot be-
lieve the many suspensions for N. P. D. to be chargeable to
"financial reasons." True I Then let the Councils pass on the
real answer and say-any man who fails to pay his dues, small
as they are, and allows himself to be dropped from the roll for
such reason, is a defaulter. Honeyed words won't do. Let us
have honest words. We are dealing with Masons who talk much
of "working on the square."
Deputy Grand Master SLIPPY presents a very full and in-
teresting report of the delegation from Iowa to the Triennial
at Denver.
CORRESPONDENCE
Past Grand Master EDWARD M. WILLARD passes forty-five
Grand Councils in review, among them New York for I926.
There are quotations from the Adresses of Grand Masters and
Correspondence Reports and brief notes of outstanding hap-
penings.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
RALPH B. SLIPPY, Waterloo, Grand Master; E. W. F. HoL-
LER, Deputy Grand Master; Rov G. WEBB, Grand· Principal
Conductor of the Work; ALBERT H. HOLT, Grand Treasurer;
D. M. BROWNLEE, Sioux City, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Ottumwa, October 16, 1928.

KANSAS-1928
6oth Annual Assembly Topeka February 20th
M.".Ill.".OTTO R. SOUDERS, G:.M:.
Twenty Councils. 6,688 members; net loss, 162. Cash bal-
ance, $3,209.20.
Present : Eleven of the twelve Grand Officers, the Deputy
Grand Master being absent; Representatives of fourteen Coun-
cils; forty-one Grand Representatives, Grand Marshal ROBERT
H. MONTGOMERY answering for New Yark. This is a banner
record of representation of Grand Councils. Will Kansas tell
us how she did it? Congratulations I
That there has been a distinct endeavor to make Grand Rep-
resentatives take their appointment somewhat more seriously
than has been the case in the past, is evident from the words
of the Grand Master's Address concerning this matter. They
are designated as "important officials" and the significance of
their attendance at Grand Council is pointed out, thus :
"While there seems to be little for them to do, the mere fact of their
i>resence at the Annual Assemblies reminds us all of the universality of
Masonry and of its teachings of international brotherhood. Our Grand
Recorder has been insistent that those Comi>anions who do not perform
their duties be superseded by some who will, and I concur most heartily
in his thought."
So it is again ALBERT K. WILSON, the sturdy, conscientious,
ever wide-awake Masonic Nestor of the Kansas Craft, who is
behind the gratifying showing. The Grand Council is fortunate
in retaining him as Grand Recorder.
The loss in membership evidently can not be charged to the
Officers of the Grand Council, in Kansas. The responsibility
appears to rest on the individual Councils, particularly the Re-
corders of them, judging from what the Grand Master says on
the subject:
"No Grand Master can start his work honestly without a desire to
see the Cryptic Rite grow and flourish. He hopes it will increase in
membership of course, but he hopes its influence will grow and do much
good, even more. It is, therefore, always a matter of sorrow to him
to find its membership decreasing and to know he is 1>0werless to stop
it. I did not expect so large a loss as shown in the re1>0rts. It confirms
me in the belief that the remedy is not the reduction of fees as was
freely promised a year ago. The loss comes from the failure of the
Companions to pay their dues, and lessening fees will make it only the
more easy to drop out, as they have a smaller amount invested. There
is the same story from all over the Jurisdiction of the General Grand
Council. Since we in Kansas have no remedy to offer, let us hope that
some Moses may arise to lead m; out of our difficulties, or, if we are
Zedekiahs, let us hope Jeremiah may come to speak to us and that we
may not only listen but obey."
Good I Only Jeremiahs will not do it. The point concerning
fees is more in line with the lessons of experience. Men who
can not afford to pay a reasonable fee, will be less likely to
keep up their dues. After all is said and done, Masonry is
not a necessity, it is a distinct and worth while privilege, as
is advanced education. If it took in only those who can ap-
preciate that privilege of working together with other right-
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good and the greater good of all mankind, fees would offer no
obstacle, and the desire to stay in would not evaporate. The
taking in of unworthy men who never will be an asset to a
society such as ours, is a root evil. Rather take in less and
hold more.
The Grand Master enjoyed his visits to Councils and derived
particular satisfaction from his visit to Denver in attendance
at the Triennial. While in Colorado, the Kansas delegation went
to the top of Pike's Peak to inspect the Cryptic Memorial Deposit
there, which was found to be in excellent condition. A snow-
storm which changed into a blizzard before the spot was reached,
was the welcome Pike's Peak extended to the delegation.
In a noble peroration with which he opens his Address, the
Grand Master speaks of the ideals of Masonic service to God,
to our country, our neighbors and ourselves. The central thoughts
appear to be these:
"As Masons we are taught that it is not enough to mean to do well,
but that we must also improve ourselves and, as opportunity offers, in-
crease our knowledge and better understand our ideal. . . . Belief is not
sufficient, 'Faith, without works, is dead,' and profession without per-
formance is mere hypocrisy. . . . After study we must live in accordance
with our highest ideal. . . . As Masons and Americans it is our duty, in
being 'just to our country,' to insist that the Constitution be made to
harmonize with the moral guide, knowing that as long as it does not,
our Country is subject to ills of our own choosing..... The times are
like they have always been. There is constant warfare between good and
evil. Things that were tolerated and not considered wrong a century
ago are now branded as evil, and the reverse is also true. . . . Right and
wrong do not change, but our ideas concerning them do. These times
require today just what every other age has demanded, namely: The full
consecration of our lives and efforts in the support of God and his plans."
The Grand Recorder's Report supplies the usual valuable sta-
tistics and records of work. There is added this time the com-
plete text of the revised laws of the Grand Council, together
with forms and blanks and the Ceremonial Ritual for the Instal-
lation of Council Officers. This feature really constitutes a book
by itself, of fifty pages. We commend it to the attention of the
Officers of Councils, particularly the Recorders.

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion ALBERT K. WILSON finds that many Grand Mas-

ters seem to have a hard time trying to produce an Annual
Address that will reveal at least some evidences of work accom-
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the carrying forward of their work. The reason why so little
worthwhile is said in the majority of those Addresses, he believes
to be traceable to lack of proper jJidgment on the part of Grand
Councils in the election of its chief Representative, each year.
Considerations which have nothing to do with "qualification," the
only thing really to be taken into account, bring men to the top
who are not equal to the task. "To advance Officers merely from
a sentimental viewpoint and simply because such Officer, if not
advanced, might be offended," he holds always make the Rite
the loser. That is straight talk and bears being repeated every
now and then. In the end some will wake up to the notion
that it is worth trying out.
The reviews are of the usual high order. New York for 1926
takes up close to three pages. The statistical tables which always
go with Companion WILSON'S reports afford opportunities for
comparisons as to the relations in numbers between Lodge, Chap-
ter, Council, and Commandery.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
ARTHUR H. STRICKLAND, Kansas Citv, Grand Master; NA-
THAN B. THOMPSON, Deputy Grand M.;ster; RALPH W. POPE,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; HARRY E. PEACH,
Grand Treasurer; ALBERT K. WILSON, Topeka, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Wichita, February 18, 1929.

KENTUCKY-1927
1ooth Annual Assembly Louisville October 17th
Fifty-one Councils. 4.476 members; net loss, 194. Cash bal-
ance, $3,7o6.76.
Present : All Grand Officers, twenty-one out of twenty-five
surviving Past Grand Masters (splendid I), and Representatives
of forty-five constituted Councils. The roll of Grand Repre-
sentatives was called, but there is no record as to who was there.
The loss in membership does not disturb the Grand Master.
He believes Grand Council is to be congratulated that the number
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not responsible for the defections. The loss is traceable to the
abnormal falling off in the Lodges and Chapters. Grand Lodge
undertook to build a new Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home.
In order to accomplish this purpose, a tax had to be imposed
upon the whole membership. Those who became Masons to
obtain all they can out of the Craft, thereupon quit the Lodges
in numbers indicating that Committees on Investigation had been
rather negligent. Dimissions and suspensions from the Lodges,
quite obviously affect also the Chapters and Councils. Here is
the chief explanation for the three hundred who had to be
dropped from the roll.
The Grand Recorder, in his report, takes the same view of
the situation. "Those who are unwilling to bear even a small
part of the burden and heat of the day" are the ones who left.
The work on the new Home, he says, "goes bravely on, and
the Home has been built and is being paid for." He adds:
"The long line of waiting orphans has been taken into the fold, and
Kentucky Masons can certainly feel a pardonable pride in the wonderful
accomplishments of the past years."
Realizing the difficulties with which the Grand Lodge of Ken-
tucky has to cope to finish its new Masonic Widows' and Or-
phans' Home, the Grand Master is to be commended for sug-
gesting to the Grand Council that it turn its five percent $1,000.00
American Telephone and Telegraph Company bond over to the
Craft's Treasury, asking only that the interest be remitted to
the Grand Council each year for its educational work. The
recommendation was approved by the Assembly.
M.".P.".Companion 0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master of
the General Grand Council cheered the Assembly by his pre-
sence and, on invitation, presided for a while over the delibera-
tions. He was made an honoray member, of course. It has
become the fashion, for no one can escape the charm of that
distinguished Companion's personality.
The Grand Master's zealous labors to revive the dormant
Councils in the State have not been altogether successful, but
enough was accomplished to compensate him for his honest
endeavor. One Council at least has resumed labor. Two others
appear to have been inspired to keep on trying to get on their
feet. So it was worth while.
There is the old "Pre-Requisition" ghost walking again. This
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 tipped off that he is on the wrong track. Otherwise he would
not have urged:
"Every Representative and Sir Knight from this Grand Jurisdiction
should support this movement."
What "movement"? Didn't know the thing ever moved. The
Committee on Jurisprudence to whom the recommendation was
referred, gave it the silent treatment.
The inspiration for the Grand Master's proposition came from
Oklahoma, "urging, advising and requesting that .... the Grand
Encampment at its next Triennial Conclave enact such legis-
lation as will make the taking of the Royal and Select Master's
degrees a prerequisite to eligibility in the Order of Knighthood
in the Commandery of Knights Templar."
Well, that is dead once more. If it would only stay dead.
The Grand Recorder makes mention of an interesting bit of
correspondence had with R.'.Ill.'.Companion SMART, Grand
Recorder of the Grand Council of Tennessee. Companion SMART
is a member of Nashville Council, No. 1. This Council planned
to deposit on the Capitol Grounds of Nashville, in a specially
prepared Crypt, certain memorials of the Craft, together with
"various grain, and other seeds." The deposit is to be preserved
in its place for a hundred years. At the end of this period,
Nashville Council, is to raise the deposit and test the inclosed
I seeds "to demonstrate whether they will germinate." The Ken-
I tuckian Companions are requested to send Nash ville Council,
I "just one teaspoonful-no more, no less-of Kentucky Bluegrass
I seed" to be included in the deposit. Companion HOLLAND re-
I
sponded gladly by sending a teaspoonful of the desired Kentucky
i.
Bluegrass seed, with a letter in which he expressed the hope
that the seed "would retain its powers of germination for a
century or more." ·
·Companion HOLLAND did another· thoughtful thing by paying
to the Grand Master a well deserved tribute. He writes in his
report:
"I congratulate the Grand Council of Kentucky on the splendid results
of the work of Grand Master CROUCH. He has awakened some dormant
Councils, and his work all along the line has been splendidly performed
by him. On our trip to Denver, to the General Grand Council, he was
the life of the party, and we shall all remember and commend the high
type of character and dignity which he has always displayed as Grand
Master of this Grand Council."
Companion J. W. NORWOOD contributes to the Proceedings an
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Cryptic Rite, followed by an historical survey of "One Hundred
Years of Cryptic Masonry in Kentucky."

CORRESPONDENCE
Companion WILLIAM W. CLARKE, Past Master of Owensboro
Council, again supplies a well conceived and interestingly pre-
sented report on "Doings of Other Grand Councils." He com-
ments sparingly, but puts in a word of appreciation every now
and then. His plan is evidently to let each Grand Council speak
for itself. New York for I926 receives generous mention, de-
voting the greater part of the review to quotations from the
Address by M.".Ill.".GEORGE R. HEMENWAY, then our Grand
Master.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
W. 0. PIERCE, Mt. Sterling, Grand Master; A. GoRDON SUL-
SER, Deputy Grand Master; ]oHN W. }UETT, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; ISAAC T. WOODSON, Grand Treasurer;
G. ALLISON HOLLAND, Lexington, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Louisville, October IS, 1928.

LOUISIANA-1928
73d Annual Assembly New Orleans February 5th
M: .Ill. '.CAREY P. DUNCAN, G: .M:.
Fourteen Councils. I,766 members; net loss, I28. Cash bal-
ance, $948.I6. Total cash assets, $3,748.I6. Mississippi Flood
conditions, no doubt, had much to do with the falling off in
membership, though the Grand Recorder unquestionably is just
in ascribing to "lack of interest" the major responsibility.
Present: Eight of the eleven Grand Officers ; five of the eleven
living Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of eleven Councils;
fifteen Grand Representatives, New York among the absentees.
For information as to conditions we must turn to the report
of the Grand Recorder, R." .Ill: .Companion DAVILLA. There
we meet with this frank warning :
"It is apparent that something must be done to instill new life into
the constituent Councils .... and that very shortly."
 Four Councils conferred no degrees, one of them held no
meeting at all.
CORRESPONDENCE
If it were not for the Correspondence Report, there would be
nothing else to be said. The report is of course the work of
our staunch friend, JoHN A. DAVILLA. He is somewhat dis-
heartened by conditions in the field of Cryptic Masonry, but
hopes that things will be better again before long. He writes:
"It appears to us that, excepting the State of Ohio where a rigid
inspectorship is maintained, and the State of Texas where the degree
is compulsory, that this very beautiful section of the York Rite work
is being permitted to languish, because elsewhere than the sections men-
tioned, as a prerequisite to nothing, it is practically side-tracked, and
the work is generally languishing. May we hope for better results in
the future."
The reviews are brief, pithy and informative. New York for
1927 is well presented.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
HERMAN J. DuNcAN, Alexandria, Grand Master; JoSEPH M.
TULLY, Deputy Grand Master; JACOB FRANKEL, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; WILL Moss (Senior Past Grand
Master), Grand Treasurer; JOHN A. DAVILLA, New Orleans,
Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: New Orleans, February 4, 1929.

MAINE-1928
74th Annual Assembly Portland May 3d
M." .Ill: .HENRY REED GILLIS, G: .M:.
Seventeen Councils. 8,588 members; net gain, 1 I. Cash bal-
ance, $J,981 .03. •
Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Chaplain ;
eleven of the sixteen living Past Grand Masters; Representatives
of all the Councils; thirty-two Grand Representatives, Deputy
Grand Master EDWIN F. HILLMAN responding for New York.
A number of distinguished guests were greeted. They were
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and R.'.P,'.Companion ARTHUR D. PRINCE, General Grand
Marshal, of the General Grand Council of the United States;
Grand Master DoLOFF and Past Grand Master ELLIOTT, of the
Grand Council of Vermont ; Deputy Grand Master CHARLES H.
HoLT of the Grand Council of Rhode Island; and General Grand
High Priest CHARLES CLARK DAVIS of the General Grand Chap-
ter of the United States.
The Grand Master gives in his brief Address an interesting
summary of the year's work and progress. All the Councils were
visited. He himself inspected six of them and attended the
Denver Triennial of the General Grand Council, accompanied
by five Past Grand Masters and Companion HENRY H. DAVIS
as proxy for the Principal Conductor of the Work. Finding
that many Councils are so situated that they never have an
opportunity to witness the work of other Councils, he had ar-
ranged to have the Super-Excellent degree exemplified at the
Annual Assembly by the Companions of Rockland Council for
the edification of all.
Reports of the Deputy Grand Master and Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work concerning their visitations supplement
admirably the address of the Grand Master.
When we read, further, in the excellent report of the Grand
Secretary that the Councils of Maine "are fortunate in having
efficient and painstaking Recorders who are ever ready to co-
operate" with him, we have a full explanation for the satis-
factory showing for the year.
Fraternal recognition was extended to the Grand Council of
Canada and an exchange of Representatives provided for.

CORRESPONDENCE

Whatever CHARLES B. DAVIS does as Grand Recorder is al-

ways neat and perfect in every way. This applies also to his
work as Correspondent. Modesty and courtesy and a desire to
be helpful characterize all his reports. This is his seventh Cor-
respondence Report. He points out that the losses in member-
ship, which many Jurisdictions have sustained, simply mean that
too much deadwood has been carried along in the past and that
we may look for "small but steady growth from now on." His
summary of what he considers "most needed" is:

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 "Dignity in presenting ritual work, business-like conduct of Council
Assemblies, and the establishment of fees and dues comparable with the
real value of the degrees that await the candidate."
This is worth passing on to every Council which wants to
live up to its responsibility as a society of Royal and Select
Masters.
Scattered through the well written reviews are words of genial
comment, with here and there a refreshing personal reference.
Thus we learn that CHARLEY has been a baseball fan for more
than forty years and used to play the game some as a youngster."
We hope sincerely that Dean MoRDHURST of Indiana will keep
this in mind when he reads that "Uncle George" of Chicago is
handed the palm as "dean of all Correspondents." Those young-
sters who play the game will make a miss now and then.
New York for 1927 is treated most handsomely, and there
goes with it a special bouquet for GEORGE EDWARD HATCH.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
Eowrn F. HILLMAN, r49 Oxford Street, Portland, Grand
Master; SAMUEL B. FURBISH, Deputy Grand Master; D. SAUN-
DERS PATTERSON, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CoN-
VERS E. LEACH, Grand Treasurer; CHARLES B. DAVIS, Masonic
Temple, Portland, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Portland, May 9, 1929.

MARYLAND-1927
54th Annual Assembly Baltimore December 14th
M:.Ill.'.JOHN c. PFEIFFER, G:.M:.
Sixteen Councils. 4,982 members; net gain, 31. Cash bal-
ance, $5,766.52.
Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Chaplain ; five
Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of thirteen Councils ; Rep-
resentatives of nineteen Grand Councils, but none to speak for
New York.
Nothing else to report. If anything worth mentioning was
done, it does not appear in the record. Yet the Councils them-
selves did better than those of many other Jurisdictions, as is
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 GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
J. WALTER BUESCHEL, Baltimore, Grand Master; CHARLES H.
CARROLL, Deputy Grand Master; DR. JOHN H. LINTHICUM,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; GEORGE CooK, Grand
Treasurer; GusTAV A. EITEL, Baltimore, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Baltimore, December 12, 1928.

MARITIME PROVINCES-1927
6oth Annual Assembly St. John, N. B. August 23d
M.'.P.'.F. s. SAWAYA, G.'.M.'.
Five Councils. 624 members ; net gain 2. The Grand Recorder
places the figure at 699 by including the "last reported" returns
of "inactive Councils." Cash balance, $Jo2.4r.
Present: Seven Grand Officers, one Past Grand Master, Rep-
resentatives of two Councils, and five Grand Representatives
The one Past Grand Master was M.' .P.' .DR. W. LEONARD ELLIS
whom we are proud to claim as the Representative of New
York near "The Supreme Grand Council of the Cryptic Rite
of the Maritime Provinces." Such is the title Grand Masters
are referred to in the Proceedings interchangeably as "Most
Puissant" and ''Most Illustrious." Maybe they are both.
Victoria Council, No. 13, and Adoniram Council, No. 15, the
youngest in the list and both in the City of Montreal-are re-
ferred to as "the two most active Councils in this Grand Juris-
diction." The Grand Master paid them an Official Visit and
tells with unconcealed enthusiasm of what he saw and experi-
enced there. He also installed the Master of his home Council.
That appears to be the complete record of his visitations for the
year. But, on an invitation extended to him, he attended an
Assembly of St. Croix Council, No. I I, at Calais, Maine.
The Council nearest to St. Croix in the Jurisdiction of the
Maritime Provinces, is St. Stephen Council, No. ro, at St.
Stephen, N. B. The latter Council is in the "dormant" class,
but is reported lately to have shown "signs of life." Meanwhile
the Companions of St. Stephen Council, have been enjoying
the hospitality of St. Croix Council, which is under the Juris-
diction of the Grand Council of Maine. It is reported also that
several Royal Arch Companions residing at St. Stephen, N. B.,
have been receiving the Cryptic degrees at Calais, Maine. The
Grand Master, after his Visit to St. Croix Council, concluded
that the prevailing condition has "lessened the desire of the
members of St. Stephen Council, to reorganize and become active
again." He fears that the situation is likely to cause "difficulties"
sooner or later and wants the Committee on Jurisprudence to
look into the matter. Grand Council considered the question
and adopted a resolution as follows :
"Having confidence that our Companions on the Maine border were
not purposely invading our Jurisdiction nor hindering our efforts to re-
vive St. Stephen Council, this matter shall be more fully enquired about
and reported on before Grand Council."
The book of "Proceedings" covers the years from 1923 to
1927 inclusive. The greater part is occupied with questions of
jurisdiction involved in the establishment, in 1923, of the "Grand
Council of Canada," with headquarters at Toronto, Ontario.
M: .Ill: .Companion W. W. WILLIAMSON who was Grand Mas-
ter in the Maritime Provinces, in 1923 and 1924 tells a very
interesting story, in 1923, and he does it concisely, as follows:
"Up to within twenty-five years ago there was a Grand Council of
Ontario which had its inception through this Supreme Body in 1871,
but which died a lingering death, together with its Subordinate Councils,
after a somewhat precarious existence of nearly thirty years. In 1922
application was made to this Supreme Council for a Dispensation to
open a Council in Toronto and the application was gladly received as
showing an interest in this branch of Masonry.
"The Dispensation was granted and a Companion clothed with the
authority of an Inspector General to supervise the whole Province of
Ontario. Later two more applications for Dispensations were received
and were favorably considered but before the necessary documents could
be completed, we were notified that a Grand Council of 'Canada' had
been formed and that it would not be necessary to furnish them with
certificates of membership as they had found the old seal of the defunct
Grand Council of Ontario and proposed to issue their own certificates.
The Dispensation granted them was abruptly returned as well as the
Commission of the Inspector General who up to that time had failed
in a most discourteous manner to reply to any official communications
sent him from time to time. This Grand Council was apparently insti-
tuted by one Council in Toronto, which claimed that there were Repre-
sentatives of three Councils present to make the Grand Council a legal
one. Inasmuch as we had not granted the Dispensations for the other
two Councils, your Grand Master fails to see how the one Council,
instituted by this Supreme Botly, could legally grant Dispensation to
other Councils to complete the number necessary to give it a legal status.
Immediately the Toronto Companions had taken this action, they appealed
to the General Grand Master of the United States for recognition and
he apparently, without making any inquiries issued his circular of re-
cognition within ten days after the declaration of the Toronto Com-
panions. When this information reached me I at once protested the
action taken, claiming it was a violation of our Canadian territory as
well as condoning an illegality. The matter is still under correspondence
and it is hoped for the good of our Rite, it will hie cleared up satis-
factorily, but no matter how cleared up, this Jurisdiction will always
vigorously oppose the name of the Grand Council of 'Canada' as it is
nothing of the kind.
"In no instance has your Grand Master offered any objections to the
legitimate aspirations of our Ontario Companions as I feel that every
Companion of this Supreme Body would be delighted to see a vigorous
Grand Council of Ontario in existence but it must be brought about
in a perfectly legitimate manner."
In 1924, Grand Master WILLIAMSON reported thus:
"The question of the recognition of the 'Grand Council of Canada'
by the General Grand Council of the United States, has again been
prominently to the fore, and after a long correspondence with the General
Grand Master, I was unable to convince him of the justice of our
contention and that he has erred in recognizing an irregularly formed
Grand Body. The matter was brought up at the Triennial Grand Coun-
cil held in Portland, September 8th and 9th, and the Committee on
Jurisprudence unanimously reported that the action of the General Grand
Master was unconstitutional. The General Grand Master then appealed
dramatically to the Companions to uphold him in his illegal action and
the committee's report was rejected. Soon thereafter a notice of motion
was given to the effect that at the next Triennial Council to be held
in 1927. the Constitution be amended to permit of their recognizing and
taking in any Grand Council making the necessary application, no matter
in what country situated. Thus the notice of motion fully confirmed the
action of the Committee on Jurisprudence and the General Grand Coun-
cil stultified itself by its previous action. What the final outcome will
be is problematical, but I have had some communication with our Com-
panions in Toronto and am sanguine the matter will be adjusted in the
near future."
The Committee on Grand Master's Address, in 1924, reported:
"Your committee having fully reviewed the correspondence which has
taken place between our Grand Master and the General Grand Master
of the United States respecting the institution of the Grand Council of
Canada, hereby endorse the contention of our Supreme Grand Master
in declaring that said Grand Council of Canada was irregularly formed
and is not therefore entitled to recognition of the various Supreme
Bodies of the Cryptic Rite. That having cognizance of the recognition
by the General Grand Council of the United States after said irregularly
formed Grand Council of Canada do recommend that this Supreme Grand
Council protest against the action of the General Grand Council as being
an act of discourtesy tending to impair the amicable relations which have
for over fifty years existed between our respective Supreme Bodies."
In 1926, Grand Council resolved "that the fraternal relation
be reestablished with the recently organized Grand Council of
Canada in Ontario and that their request for an exchange of
representatives be acceded to.
At the same time mention is made of a letter to the Grand
Council of Canada in which the latter Body is requested to
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No answer was received. How the Grand Council of Canada
can comply with such request and what effect such compliance
could have, is not told.
The Committee on Foreign Correspondence, in I927, submitted
a number of historically valuable excerpts from the records of
the Supreme Grand Council of the Maritime Provinces, beginning
with August 11, I869, which supply the data on which the
contentions M: .Ill: . Companion WILLIAMSON rests his clear
presentations in 1923 and 1924. All these excerpts were ordered
to be sent to the General Grand Council of the United States
to supply "the facts surrounding the institution and fostering
of Cryptic Rite Masonry in Ontario."
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED
F. S. SAWAYA, St. John, N. B., Grand Master; }oHN C.
MACE, Deputy Grand Master of Quebec; T. GILES ALLEN,
Deputy Grand Master of New Brunswick; E. ]. VICKERY,
Deputy Grand Master of Nova Scotia; A. B. ]. MOORE, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; W. R. BENNETT, Grand
Treasurer; W. B. STATON, St. John, N. B., Grand Recorder.

MASSACHUSETIS-1927
101st Annual Assembly Boston December 12th
M: .Ill: .OLIN D. DICKERMAN, G: .M:.
Thirty-six Councils. 15,395 members; net loss, 235. Cash bal-
ance, $2,333.39. Total cash balance, $26,333.11.
Present: All Grand Officers ; the four Past Grand Masters,
seven Past Deputy Grand Masters ; eleven Past Grand Principal
Conductors of the Work; Representatives of twenty-nine Coun-
cils; twenty-six Grand Representatives, among them the Grand
Representative of New York, unnamed.
The loss in membership is accounted for chiefly by the un-
usually large number of deaths-28o. Dimits and suspensions
numbered 345.
Among the honored visitors were the Grand Masters, with
delegations, of Connecticut, New York, Vermont, Ohio, Rhode
Island, and New Jersey. Maine was represented by Past Grand
Masters CHARLES B. DAVIS and FRANKLIN R. REDLON; our
own New York by Grand Master GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER and
Grand Recorder GEORGE EDWARD HATCH, Past Grand Master.
A cordial welcome was given to the Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Maine; the Grand Commander of the Grand Com-
mandery, the Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter and
the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts ; and
to Sov: .Gr: .Com: .LEON M. ABBOTT of the Supreme Council,
N. M. J. Special greetings were extended to R.".P.".ARTHUR
D. PRINCE as General Grand Marshal of the General Grand
Council of the U. S. A.
The Grand Master visited Councils in and out of the State,
attended Assemblies of the Grand Councils of Rhode Island
and Maine, and the Triennial of the General Grand Council,
and took part in many Masonic functions in Massachusetts
What he saw and learned of the progress of the Washington
Memorial, while at Alexandria, Virginia, stirred his enthusiasm
in that great Masonic undertaking. He suggests in his Address
financially able Councils and Companions take at least one $100.00
membership in the Memorial Association to help complete the
work. On receiving word of the need of help in the Mississippi
Flood area, he caused $200.00 to be sent the Grand Treasurer,
and an appeal to the Councils added $205.00 to that amount.
Referring to the condition of the Rite in Massachusetts, the
Grand Master sees no reason for discouragement in the net loss
of 235 in membership. Thirteen Councils showed a gain in
candidates. The net loss was due to deaths and suspensions.
The financial condition of the Councils, as a whole, is pro-
nounced satisfactory. In some instances, however, the dues are
found inadequate to pay the running expenses. Such a condi-
tion must be remedied. Dues should be sufficient to pay all
fixed charges, and they should be collected in full each year.
This can be done and ought to be done. Where adverse cir-
cumstances, in a few individual cases, cause payment to be a
hardship, friendly consideration will find a way. At least, every-
one who can pay ought to be made to pay. After all, the
responsible Officers are the ones upon whose ability and zeal
all these things depend primarily. By exercising good judgment
in their election and appointment, the Councils are bound to
succeed. The Grand Master's statement that "the average at-
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the year, indicates that the interest in the Cryptic Rite needs
toning up.
The Super-Excellent degree "has been worked in full form
in the greater number of Councils with success and enthusiasm."
Some Councils failed to take advantage of the opportunity it
offers to renew the interest of the older members, while giving
the candidates an additional reason for persuading Royal Arch
Companions to apply for admission to the privileges of the Rite.
Death has taken a heavy toll during the year. Among the
departed are several who had won distinction for their zealous
labors not only in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but
for the Rite at large. Among them is Past Grand Master ED-
WIN SANFORD CRANDON who was for many years the financial
editor of the Boston Transcript. He took an intense interest in
the Cryptic Rite. The valuable history of the Grand Council
of Massachusetts, which was presented at the celebration of
the Hundredth Anniversary, was his contribution. To him is
due also the chief credit for the revision of the Super-Exceltent
degree. That for which he will be missed most outside of Massa-
cuhsetts as well as at home is his work as Fraternal Corres-
pondent. In this department he counted among the most respected
and beloved leaders. We feel the loss most keenly. He was
Grand Master in I90'), 1907 and I908 and served as Fraternal
Correspondent for twelve years, to the time of his death.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
OLIN D. DICKERMAN, Boston, Grand Master; ALDEN B. HEF-
LER, Deputy Grand Master; JOHN A. CROSIER, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; DEAN K. WEBSTER, Grand Treasurer;
FREDERICK T. CoMEE, Boston, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Boston, December IO, 1928.

CORRESPONDENCE
R. '.Ill:. ALMON B. CILLEY, Past D~uty Grand Master is the
new Correspondent. The form of the reviews follows the model
set by "NED CRANDON." He confines himself strictly to the
objective telling of the story of each Grand Council, giving a
most complete account of all that took place at the Grand
Assemblies. The report is in fact a well written summary of
the several Proceedings. New York for 1927 is included. We
bid him welcome.
 MICHIGAN-1928
7oth Annual Assembly Battle Creek May 15th
M.' .Ill: .DANIEL W. McMILLAN, G.' .M:.
Sixty-nine Councils. 15,665 members; net loss, 43. Cash bal-
ance, $2,236.23.
Present: All Grand Officers ; sixteen of nineteen living Past
Grand Masters (Congratulations I) ; Representatives of sixty-two
Councils ; thirty-six Grand Representatives, among them Past
Grand Master EMERSON MERRIMAN NEWELL who presided over
the Grand Council in 18g4, as Representative of New York.
The Grand Master attended the Triennial at Denver, but
he could not make up his mind to advocate Michigan's joining
the General Grand Council and recommended that no consider-
ation be given the subject. Past Grand Master JOHN HAMPDEN
KINGSLEY was there, too, and while there sailed right in to land
ScoTT of Rhode Island in the office of General Grand Master
of the Third Veil; when DENSLOW was elected, he says, he
"stuck to SCOTT and finally landed him for Second Veil." So
there is hope that Michigan may yet join, if for no other reason
than to see our good friend ScoTT become General Grand Mas-
ter. With JOHN HAMPDEN KINGSLEY once interested, you can't
keep Michigan out much longer.
The Grand Master considers it unfortunate that the Councils
deemed it advisable to suspend 195 Companions and to lose
another 148 by dimissions. He believes that "if the lessons of
the various degrees have been properly taught," Companions
"will not withdraw from the benefits of Council membership
because of some very trivial reason." Yet they do withdraw.
It might be a good thing to make a general inquiry why they
leave. The answers would help not only Michigan, but other
Grand Councils. Just noting down the losses will not get us
anywhere.
Despite illness and other difficulties the Grand Master visited
not only a number of Councils in his Jurisdiction, but attended
also the Annual Assemblies of the Grand Councils of New
York, ·Indiana, and Canada.
He refers to a very successful meeting of the Councils in
western and southwestern Michigan, at Grand Rapids, as "one
of the most outstanding events of the year." Twenty-one Coun-

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cils were represented by about two hundred Companions. The
meeting was called on the initiative of Companion EDWIN J.
MACMILLAN, the Grand Principal Conductor of the Work.
Finding that "throughout the State are located a number of
small Councils which are located close together, a relic of the
horse and buggy years," he recommends that a careful survey
be made with a view toward finding out whether some of these
bodies could not be consolidated to advantage.
The tribute he pays to Grand Recorder CHARLES A. CONOVER
is particularly pleasing. The Grand Master is an expert in de-
vising and installing office systems and has inspected many offices,
so when he says that the working of CHARLEY CoNOVER's office
"is as near perfection as one can find," he means just what he
says. The Grand Council, remembering that it had enjoyed the
services of this Grand Recorder for a quarter of a century, en-
dorsed the Grand Master's words by voting that a silver service
be presented to Companion and MRs. CONOVER in token of their
appreciation.
The Report of the Grand Recorder is again a model of what
such a document should be.
The Grand Lecturer's Report covers close to sixteen printed
pages. In the introduction Past Grand Master FRANK SCADDEN
presents valuable suggestions for increasing interest in the Cryp-
tic Rite. In the center of them he places this thought:
"We must get an obsession that we are a necessary unit in the great
work and feel that it can not move forward without our aid."
A constructively critical review is given of the work of each
Council visited by him during the year.
Companion KINGSLEY says that "SCADDEN works just as he
writes: Always with his foot on the accelerator." KINGSLEY
knows; he "roomed with him" and found "he is never quiet
even when asleep: The shortcomings of some of the slotMul
T. I. M.'s are always on his mind."
The Report of the West Michigan Conference to which the
Grand Master referred in his Address, notes down a resolution
which was adopted to form and perfect a permanent organiza-
tion ; it reads as follows :
"Moved and properly supported that an organization be perfected of
the T. I. M.'s of the 33 Councils in Western Michigan by the appoint-
ment of a committee by the chairman of this meeting to serve as the
central organization to receive reports from the 33 Councils as to the
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same was accomplished, etc.; and to diffuse such information in turn to
the other members of the Western Michigan organization. The question
was enthusiastically received and it was the consensus of the meeting
that such an organization would be of much benefit to the Craft; that
possibly a program or objective to Councils in need of assistance through
the compilation of the returns from other Councils in the same district."
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
JOHN P. Woon, Saginaw, Grand Master; EnwIN J. McMIL-
LAN, Deputy Grand Master; }AMES S. PoTTER, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; DALLAS T. ALTON, Grand Treasurer;
CHARLES A. CONOVER, Coldwater, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Lansing, May 14, 1929.

CORRESPONDENCE
And now let us call on JoHN HAMPDEN KINGSLEY in his den,
the only place, he says, he can call his own around the house.
There he sits by his typewriter, near the window, smoking a
pipe, piling up burned matches and pipe dottle on the fireplace
hearth, and between looking out through the window, never
tiring of admiring the landscape, pounding out what strikes him
as worth while in Grand Council Proceedings and what he thinks
about it and the men behind that it. And how he tells the story I
We have already quoted a few of his reflections. He writes as
he talks. Take this sample :
"When I came to the Nebraska book I thought, 'Well, this horse will
be soon curried.' This on account of the thinness of the volume. But I
find it one of the interesting proceedings. It is full of interest all the
way through. It indicates that the business was transacted in an orderly
manner and by men who were used to going about others' business in
the same manner they would their own. I met some of the Nebraska
Companions at Denver. Nebraska was put on the political map by WILLIAM
JENNINGS BRYAN. I did not agree with him politically but admired him
as an advocate of moral uprightness and social decency."
-Always good natured:
':J may be just a little bit inclined to type impressions that will not
suit certain ones. In my humble opinion it is high time people who
have settled it all themselves that they are all-wise had something passed
under their eyes that will jar those impressions."
It will be remembered that at one time he proposed that Michi-
gan drop the Correspondence Report. The Grand Master re-
sponded by appointing him to do the reviewing. Now he con-
fesses frankly :
"The opinion I once had of these reports-and, I am frank to say,
of the writers of them-has been entirely changed."
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 He is a poet, too. Take this one example-and there are
several others just as good :
"I have been looking out of the window at a beautiful March snow
storm. There is scarcely anything more fascinating to me than to watch
the scudding flakes over the lawn as they go rushing past in a great
white cloud almost shutting out the view of the next house on the
street. Why any one from Michigan goes to Florida for climate is
beyond me. There is nothing more invigorating than to wrap up in an
ulster and go for a brisk walk in a storm such as is passing outside
now. I am getting away from what I am supposed to be doing, that
is, writing about the Grand Council of Florida."
But there are too many good things in KINGSLEY'S Review
to find room for them all here. I hope I have whetted the ap-
petite of those who read these lines enough to induce them to
get the Michigan volume and read the whole report for them-
selves. Over four pages are given to New York for 1927.

MINNESOTA-1927
58th Annual Assembly St. Paul October 12th
M. '.Ill.' .ROBERT FIRTH, G.' .M:.
Ten Councils. 3,175 members; net gain, 6I. Cash balance,
$954.Bo.
Present: All Grand Officers, except the Deputy Grand Mas-
ter; twelve of twenty surviving Past Grand Masters; Repre-
sentatives of seven Councils; twenty-five Grand Representatives,
but again no sign of New York.
The General Grand Master, M.'.P.'.Companion 0. FRANK
HART was there, of course.
"At the outset of the year it had been my intention to visit
every Council in this Grand Jurisdiction," etc.-thus the Grand
Master. However, the Committee on Grand Master's Address
reports:
"We want to congratulate the Grand Master for his zeal in behalf
of our Grand Council and Cryptic Masonry generally."
Past Grand Master WILLIAM A. JONES reports as Representa-
tive of Minnesota at the Denver Triennial.
A donation of $100.00 was voted to the Minnesota Masonic
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 CORRESPONDENCE
Past Grand Master CHARLES S. SCHURMAN reviews the Pro-
ceedings of thirty-six Grand Councils, and everything is very
interesting. It is his seventeenth annual report. We have read
all of them and are indebted to him for many profitable hours
spent with him. The old time terseness and clearness are still
there, so is his sureness in picking out worth-while things; but
he is more sparing in pungent comment than he has been. Did
some of the home-folks discourage him? He tells-under Wash-
ington-that some of his Companions advised him that it is
"wise" not to ''indulge much in opinion." Men of his experi-
ence and ability in making it count in constructive comment for
the good of Cryptic Masonry, certainly ought not to be muzzled.
It cannot be done successfully anyway, in his case. His im-
patience with cant breaks out quite naturally on occasion.
What he says about the Super-Excellent degree under Alabama
is well worth keeping in mind:
"In time the Super-Excellent Master degree will find its place in the
system or be discarded, and in either event Masonry will not suffer.
Where they have taken hold of the degree in an earnest, serious way,
it has been our observation that it works out well. That it is unsettled
now, is plain enough, but we hope it will never be degraded to a
public drama."
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
ALBERT IHM, St. Paul, Grand Master; JoHN H. KEELER,
Deputy Grand Master; JOHN P. EATON, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; THOMAS G. LEE, Grand Treasurer; JoHN
FISHEL, St. Paul, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Minneapolis, October IO, 1928.

MISSISSIPPl-1928
73d Annual Assembly Meridian May 30th
M.".Ill.'.JAMES L. WILLIAMS, G:.M:.
Forty-four Councils. 4,021 members; net loss, I62. Cash bal-
ance, $3,815.65.
Present: All Grand Officers; three of nine living Past Grand
Masters; Representatives of thirty-one Councils; twenty-four
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 The Grand Master does not appear to have done much visit-
ing, though he attended the Triennial at Denver; a joint "public
installation" of Chapter, Council and Commandery at Vicksburg;
and one of the ten "York Rite Reunions" held during the year.
He caused $250.00 to be sent from Grand Council funds to
the Masonic Relief Cbmmission which looked after the flood
sufferers in the Mississippi Valley. These words from his Ad-
dress deserve passing on for use with hesitating Royal Arch
Companions; they express what all thoughtful Companions
among us know to be true.
"Cryptic Masonry is worth while. In the whole realm of Freemasonry
there is not a degree more beautiful than that of the Cryptic Rite.
The teachings of no degree within my knowledge are more sublime than
those of the Council."
The "York Rite Reunions" evidently are proving quite suc-
cessful, to judge from the interesting report of the Grand Lec-
turer. 230 Companions were greeted and 435 were made Super-
Excellent Masters at the ten Reunions held in different parts of
the State during the year.
The membership record, nevertheless, is very disappointing:
355-almost nine per cent of the entire roll-had to be sus-
pended for non-payment of dues, and forty-two dimitted.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
J. ROBERT ROWZEE, Newton, Grand Master; CLARENCE S.
CULLENS, Deputy Grand Mast~r; LEON S. LIPPINCOTT, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; J. FoGGO DIXON, Grand
Treasurer; EDWARD L. FAUCETTE, Meridian, Grand Recorder.
No indication as to when and where the next Annual As-
sembly will be held.
CORRESPONDENCE
There is a Correspondence Report, chiefly statistical. It was
prepared by Companion GEORGE K. SMITH. Next year we shall
have Companion HENRY C. YAWN with us again.

MISSOURl-1928
63d Annual Assembly Mexico April 23d
M.'.Ill.'.FRANK P. MCATEE, G.'.M.'.
Twenty-one Councils. 11.475 members; net loss, 467. What
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of dues and 141 dimitted. Carelessness somewhere in the past.
Finances look better; indeed, excellent: Cash balance, $19,823.89.
Present: All Grand Officers ; nineteen Past Grand Masters ;
Representatives of twenty Councils ; twenty-six Grand Repre-
sentatives, New York not among them.
Besides to Past General Grand Master BERT S. LEE and the
Grand Commander, the Grand High Priest, and the Grand Mas-
ter of Masons in Missouri, all of them members of the Grand
Council, a hearty welcome was extended also to Grand Master
RALPH B. SLIPPY of the Grand Council of Iowa.
The Grand Master did much visiting and worked hard all
the year. But despite all this, the losses were greater than ever
before, while the number of greetings was the smallest of any
year in the last decade. A shake-up among the Recorders of
Councils may be the solution of the difficulty. 727 suspended
for non-payment of dues ! Think of it! Are there so many
Masons who think nothing of evading payment of their just
debts? Or are dues not considered as coming under the moral
law?
The Committee on Return of Councils says that the annual
dues range from $1.00 to $4.00. How did the suspended ones
ever manage to pay their initiation fees? Masters and Recorders
ought to look into this matter. If a man cannot pay $1.00 a
year he certainly ought not to be admitted. Seven Councils are
named, which suspended 599 for non-payment of dues, while
all the other fourteen together had only 128, and that is too
many. The experience may do those seven Councils some good,
if they feel honestly ashamed at their showing.
The sum of $250.00 was donated to the Washington Memorial
Association.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
THOMAS H. REYNOLDS, Kansas City, Grand Master; KIPP C.
JOHNSON, Deputy Grand Master; HENRY C. ELBERG, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; GIBBON W. CARSON, Grand
Treasurer; RAY V. DENSLOW, Trenton, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Hannibal, April 22, I929.
CORRESPONDENCE
Companion DENSLOW's "Trip Through the Crypt," as al-
ways, has a special treat. This time it is the biography of
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who was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 18o8, and died at
St. Louis, in 1866. Companion DENSLOW had been looking over
old records of the Grand Council of Missouri, and found through
all of them ran the guiding hand of one great leader "whose
impress has been felt since the time of the organization of a
Council in this Jurisdiction," and that leader was ANTHONY
O'SULLIVAN. As Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge he was
a power in Masonry, upholding firmly the principles and best
traditions of the Craft. After his death the Grand Lodge and
the Grand Chapter united in erecting a monument on his grave
in Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis. A portrait of him and
a photographic view of the monument are printed with the bi-
ography which is warm with admiration for the man.
The reviews are of the usual high order and make pleasant
reading. New York for 1927 is presented in an appreciative
spirit.

MONTANA-1927
18th Annual Assembly Melita I stand July uth
M: .Ill: .HENRY G. PICKETT, G: .M:.
Nine Councils. 963 members; net gain 20. Cash balance,
$1,766.24. Total cash assets, $2,476.24.
Present : All Grand Officers, except the Grand Marshal ; eight
of the seventeen surviving Past Grand Masters ; Representatives
of eight of the nine Chartered Councils ; twenty Grand Repre-
sentatives, among them M." .Ill: .DR. E. W. SPOTTSwooo, Past
Grand Master, for New York.
The Grand Master opens his brief Address with an enthus-
iastic glorification of the "beautiful and inspiring .... great State
of Montana." To him she is "Royal and Select," the pearl of
America. In 1926, Grand Council met ''in the gateway of the
one of the most beautiful parks on the face of the globe."
But Montana's glories are like the stars surpassing one another
in effulgence. So this year the Assembly finds itself on Melita
Island-"this beautiful island that adorns an inland sea which
mirrors great mountains and forests primeval." The hearts of
the Montaneers swell with pride. The Grand Master strikes
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 "Surely such surroundings should inspire us to build and adorn arches
fit to become part of our wonderful Temple, whose floors are the plains
and valleys of Montana, whose pillars are its majestic mountains, whose
dome is the blue, star-gemmed northern sky, whose altars are the ever-
lasting hills and whose incense is the perfume of countless wild flowers."
And he believes that the Grand Council of Montana is "not
unworthy of its surroundings."
The same glow pervades his brief record of his Official Visits
to all but two of the Councils in the State.
No wonder the Committee on Reports of Grand Officers is
caught up in the same inspiration and sings the praises of the
Grand Master in unmeasured terms. We do not dare to quote
all that is said, except these closing words :
"To the Masonic Fraternity, you, sir, Most Illustrious Grand Master
PICKETT, have brought the finest of refined sentiments which the human
heart and mind can bestow.
"The Cryptic Rite in Montana is richer through having you serve
it as Grand Master.
"May the innermost Crypt beyond the Arches bestow on you and
yours unmeasured treasures of wealth, health and happiness!"
Companion J. C. McCOY from Spencer, Iowa, father of Com-
panion .!\.. A. McCOY, Principal Conductor of the Work in
Tyrean Council, at Missoula, Montana, is introduced as "a real
veteran," he being over ninety years old and "still hale, hearty
and happy." The venerable Companion has been a Master Ma-
son for sixty-eight years.
After the close of the Assembly, Tyrean Council, exemplified
the Cryptic degrees in full form.

CORRESPONDENCE
Past Grand Master H. S. HEPNER presents a pleasantly writ-
ten report in which thirty-nine Grand Councils are reviewed,
among them New York for I926. Companion HEPNER believes
firmly in the future of Cryptic Masonry; he says:
"The day will ere long dawn when the treasures of the Secret Vault
will have their full values recognized by the brethren in whose behalf
they were brought to light."
The complete book of the Constitution, By-Laws and Regu-
lations of the Grand Council of Montana is included in the
volume of Proceedings.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
MILES S. PARSONS, Butte, Grand Master; EDWIN FREDLUN:D,
Deputy Grand Master; RAY M. ARMOUR, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; J. ScoTT HARRISON, Grand Treasurer;
LUTHER T. HAUBERG, Helena, Grand Recorder.

NEBRASKA-1927
48th Annual Assembly Omaha December 6th
M.' .Ill.' .CLARENCE M. DAVIS, G.' .M:.
Twenty-one Councils. 3,356 members; net loss, 27. Cash bal-
ance, $2,927.88.
Present: All Grand Officers; twelve of the eighteen surviving
Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of eighteen chartered
Councils ; twenty-three Grand Representatives, New York again
among the missing.
Grand Master RALPH B. SLIPPY of the Grand Council of
Iowa was an honored guest.
The Grand Master's notes of his visits to Councils have a
pleasant personal touch. Quite evidently he enjoyed the experi-
ence. He speaks with much satisfaction also of his attendance
of the General Grand Council Triennial at Denver. He recom-
mends that the Dispensation fee be fixed at $5.oo and the Char-
ter fee at $I5.oo, instead of $2.00 and $5.00, respectively, as
heretofore. Another most commendable recommendation is that,
beginning with I928, a review of the Proceedings of other Grand
Councils be published in connection with the printed report of
each Annual Assembly. Both recommendations were adopted.
The Grand Recorder will write the reviews.
The constructive spirit of the Grand Master ts revealed
throughout his brief Address. One proposition is new, as far
as the Cryptic Rite is concerned. At least we have not heard
of any Grand Council in which it has been entertained. It con-
cerns the formation of a burial fund. The suggestion is pre-
sented under the heading of "Low Twelve." It is presented so
fully and yet concisely that we shall pass it on just as it stands:
"There are many Companions who approach the west with insuf-
ficient funds to care for those dear ones they leave behind and often
not even enough to care for the expenses of their own funerals. Some
of them have property which will eventually yield more or less money,
but a surprising number have very little cash on hand. Many times
their last illness has depleted their ready funds. Those who remain
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and often it is necessary to make a trip with the remains. What greater
opportunity has Masonry to serve than at such a time?
"Some of the Lodges and other Masonic Bodies, have organized clubs
to serve in this important moment. Some are called Benefit Oubs, Low
Twelve Oubs, or Widows and Orphans Funds.
"A few of the Companions in this Grand Council doubtless belong
to one or more such clubs. I venture to say, however, that the percen-
tage is small. Most of the Councils are too small to have one that
would run efficiently and this also applies to many of the Lodges.
"The main advantage of the plan is to have money available at once
upon the death of a Companion. It is usually wired to the beneficiary
immediately upon notification of the death. Some limit should be fixed
such as two or three hundred dollars. This money is available at once
for the things most needed.
"The usual plan is for each Companion who joins to pay two or
three assessments in advance so that there may be a little money on
hand to work on. Then upon the death of each Companion, who belonged
to the club, the remaining members would contribute $I.oo toward the
benefit and rnc additional toward postage and incidental expenses. If the
balance in the funds exceeds the amount of the benefits, some of the
deaths would not require an assessment, as there would be enough funds
on hand to pay the required sum.
"I believe such an organization could be worked in connection with
the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters in Nebraska. The Grand
Recorder, or some other suitable Companion, could act as secretary. The
membership should likely be limited to Council members who belong to
a Nebraska Council. It appears to me that that would not only be serv-
ing the Companions of our Councils but incidentally would be an additional
stimulus for Chapter Companions to take these degrees.
"If it were decided to have such a fund, some Companion, or the
Grand Recorder, would send out a letter to all the members of our
Councils telling them of this organization and giving them an opportunity
to join it. Certain details would have to be worked out in regard to
such matters as age limits and amount of benefits, etc. One such organ-
ization provided that all present members of that body must join within
a certain time and that new members of the order must join within
a given time after initiation or affiliation. Possibly such rules would
be unnecessary.
"Many of the Companions have contributed to a benefit fund for the
relatives of a deceased Companion. It appears to me that this plan
would be more valuable to those who remain, more systematic and less
like charity.
"I would therefore suggest that the incoming Grand Master appoint
a committee of three or more Companions to work out such a plan,
either with power to put it into effect when the details were completed,
or to report at the next Assembly of this Grand Council.
"Objections would go more to details than to the plan itself. The
Grand Council would not be involved thereby in any way. The Com-
panions who don't approve need not join the club and hence would be
unaffected thereby. On the other hand I believe it would be something
constructive that the Grand Council and the Companions could point
to with pride as an accomplishment and something that many a widow
and orphan would everlastingly bless us for and be glad that their late
husband or father belonged to this body. It is possible that this is an

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innovation among Grand Masonic Bodies, but I think that, if it is
a good thing, the fact that it is not customary should not stand in the
way of its adoption."
The recommendation that a special committee be appointed to
report upon the proposition at the next Annual Assembly was
adopted.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
SEWARD E. COGSWELL, Central City, Grand Master; }AMES
W. WYNKOOP, Deputy Grand Master; Lours F. ScHONLAU,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; }AMES M. ROBERTSON,
Grand Treasurer; LEWIS E. SMITH, Omaha, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Omaha, December, 4, 1928.

NEVADA-1927
3d Annual Assembly Reno June 8th
M.' .Ill.' .CHARLES E. WHITESIDES, G: .M:.
Four Councils. 140 members; net gain, 3. Cash balance,
$172.90.
This young Grand Council is to be congratulated on the typo-
graphical appearance and general neatness of its Proceedings.
Present: All Grand Officers, Past Grand Master ADAMS F.
BROWN, and Representatives of the four constituent Councils.
The Grand Representatives were received. The names of those
present are not given. We note, however, that the Representa-
tive for New York was not there.
"Circumstances over which I had no control"-we know the
rest. Why will men take office when they are not going to
meet the responsibilities of it?
The Grand Master recommends that the Super-Excellent de-
gree be exemplified in full form, whenever possible.
The burden of the work appears to have fallen on the Grand
Recorder, R.' .Ill: .GEORGE L. SWARTZ. So the Companions made
him Grand Master and placed the Grand Master in the Grand
Recorder's office.
Grand Recorder SwARTZ has a very thoughtful word on the
duties ahead :
"We are now at the critical point of our existence. This being our
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constructive work toward building up interest must now begin, if we
are to survive and grow. This means real constructive thinking followed
by dogged persistence in execution. I believe this can best be done
by the personal touch of visitation of each Council and by securing the
assistance of Companions who will bring not only perfection in the work,
but the zeal and enthusiasm of companionship."
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
GEORGE L. SWARTZ, Elko, Grand Master; HORACE J. BROWN,
Deputy Grand Master; HENRY W. MILES, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; JACOB B. HUMPHREY, Grand Treasurer;
CHARLES E. WHITESIDES, Elko, Grand Recorder.
Date and place of 1928 Assembly not given.

NEW HAMPSHIRE-1927
66th Annual Assembly Concord May 16th
M.".Ill.".BERT L. STEBBINS, G.".M.".
Sixteen Councils. 3,733 members ; net gain, 4. Cash balance,
$4,704.90.
Present : All Grand Officers ; twelve Past Grand Masters ;
Representatives of fourteen Councils; twenty-two Grand Rep-
resentatives, among them Companion CLARENCE E. STICKNEY
for New York.
Past Grand Masters GEORGE A. Krns and WILLIAM 0. SHEL-
LEY, of Connecticut, were the honored visitors.
The Assembly met in the stately new Masonic Temple at
Concord.
The Grand Master visited a number of Councils among them
Orphan No. I, and Omega. These two are as kindly spoken
of as the others, the Orphan is particularly commended. But
why does this Orphan stay away from Grand Council! Seems
to me it was absent in 1926, too. It and Omega are the only
Councils not represented at the 1927 Assembly. Why not change
Orphan to Alpha to have it feel that it belongs and need not
be so reticent.
Grand Master also attended hundredth anniversary and An-
nual Assembly of Massachusetts.
The Deputy Grand Master asks why Councils try to carry on
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If it were not for HARRY M. CHENEY-CHENEY with the red
necktie, there would be nothing left to say. With him around,
one always finds compensation, even at the dullest Assembly, by
sitting down with him in the outer room and talking things
over with him. He knows values. Grand Lodge holds first
place with him. All other Bodies are rated by their relationship
to the source of Masonry. He knows human nature and has
learned to be patient and lenient with failings. But he shrinks
from ill nature and make-believe. He has a way all his own
telling what he has found in his browsings among the Grand
Council Proceedings. It is genial with a whimsical touch of
shrewdness such as one finds in the He-lands. It all sounds so
simple and easy that many could never guess how much hard
reading there is behind those delightful short sketches of his.
He boils New York, 1927, down to about a page and a half
and yet tells all and seasons it with a few kind words, besides.
Just one sample of how he handles things. The Grand Master
of North Carolina tells what he knows of the dullness of some
Councils. Harry explains,· "He takes the lid off the top of the
stove and reveals how little fire there is in the box." The Grand
Master refers to his Address as "a wail." Harry says: "They
made a gain of 143 members; somebody is doing something to
do that." You just have to like HARRY M. CHENEY.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
ARTHUR McCARTNEY DUNSTAN, Tilton, Grand Master; HER-
BERT Guy SARGENT, Deputy Grand Master ; JAMES EDMUND
WHALLEY, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CHARLES
RussELL DENNING, Grand Treasurer; HARRY MORRISON CHENEY,
Concord, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Concord, May 14, 1928.

NEW HAMPSHIRE-1928
67th Annual Assembly Concord May 14th
M.' .Ill: .ARTHUR M. DUNSTAN, G: .M:.
Sixteen Councils. 3,68o members, net loss 53. Cash balance,
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 Present: All Grand Officers ; eleven Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of sixteen Councils; twenty-six Grand Representa-
tives, among them Companion CLARENCE E. STICKNEY as Rep-
resentative for New York.
Past Grand Masters GEORGE A. Krns and WILLIAM 0. SHEL-
LEY of Connecticut were give a hearty welcome.
The two District meetings called by the Grand Master proved
a decided success. He says that "nothing that the Grand Council
has done in recent years has set forward the interests in Cryptic
Masonry as much as these two District Assemblies."
Speaking of present conditions the Grand Master expresses
some disappointment that the numerical strength waned some-
what during the year. Aside from recommending that steps
should be taken to prevent Companions from falling behind in
their payment of dues, he suggests that more care be given to
the selection of Officers, especially the Masters. A man who
shows neither capacity nor interest should not be advanced.
Leadership is the great need. Only those who possess that
quality and practice it ought to be permitted to occupy the Mas-
ter's chair.
The Grand Master recommends that the per capita tax be in-
creased from twenty-five cents to fifty cents; that any Council
failing to be represented by at least one of the three Officers
or by proxy should be fined $10.00; that the Grand Master's
Annual Address be read in all Councils at a stated Assembly;
that a Committee on Rituals be appointed to make sure that
all Councils are provided with uniform Rituals; that a proper
blank be prepared and furnished to be filled in by the Treasurer
as his report at the time of the official visitation. The recom-
mendations to increase the per capita tax and the fines for non-
attendance were adopted and amendments to the constitution
were introduced to put the recommendations into effect. The
proposed amendments will be voted upon next year.

CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master HARRY M. CHENEY has been reviewing

Proceedings for sixteen consecutive years. It is evident that he
enjoys his work, always dreaming "of pleasing somebody or
doing somebody good," and he certainly does. To be helpful
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we know. Modesty and cheerfulness give to his reviews a glow
that warms the heart. The story of New York for 1927 is
well told.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
HERBERT GuY SARGENT, Manchester, Grand Master; JAMES
EDMUND WHALLEY, Deputy Grand Master; PERLEY LEONARD
HORNE, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CHARLES
RusSELL DENNING, Grand Treasurer; HARRY MORRISON CHENEY,
Concord, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Concord, May 13, 1929.

NEW JERSEY-1927
67th Annual Assembly Trenton April 19th
M.' .Ill: .DALLAS R. CANN, G.' .M:.
Fourteen Councils. 4,070 members; net loss, 5. Cash balance,
$1,633.73.
Present: All Grand Officers ; eighteen of the twenty-three liv-
ing Past Grand Masters; Representatives of thirteen constituted
Councils; thirty-two Grand Representatives, among them Past
Grand Master MARION H. HALL for New York, who is also
the Grand High Priest of the ·Grand Chapter of New Jersey.
Five Grand Councils were represented by their own Grand
Masters-Delaware, Rhode Island, Michigan, Vermont, and
Connecticut-all of whom were received with Grand Honors.
The Grand Master of Connecticut was accompanied by R. ·. P. ·.
ARTHUR H. PARKER, his Grand Principal Conductor of the Work.
Companion HAIGHT, New Jersey's watchful Fraternal Cor-
respondent corrects an error we made in reporting M. ·. W. ·.
Bro. RALPH E. LuM, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of
New Jersey, to have been short-routed by a declaration "at
sight." How about the action of Grand Master CANN reported
this year? The Grand Master's Address contains this record:
"It was my pleasure and privilege and a great satisfaction to greet
Companion BENJAMIN F. HAVENS, Junior Grand Warden of the Grand
Lodge of the Most Ancient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted
Masons for the State of New Jersey, at the 'Assembly of Gebal Council,
No. 3, of Trenton, held on January 25, 1927, and, by declaration, make
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 Perhaps he, too, "applied in the regular way, was subjected
to the regular investigation, ballot and election ; received the
usual obligations and all," before he was made a Royal, Select
and Super-Excellent Master "by declaration." We are interested.
If there is a "Landmark" or what-not in Cryptic Masonry em-
powering Most Illustrious Grand Masters to exercise such
authority, we should like to know. We want to learn.
The Grand Master visited ten constituent Councils, attended
the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Grand Council of Massa-
chusetts and the Annual Assemblies of the Grand Cou!lcils of
New York and Delaware, and was represented by proxies at
the Grand Assemblies of Maine, Michigan, Vermont, Ohio,
Massachusetts, Maryland, District of Columbia, Rhode Island,
and New Hampshire. This certainly is a record to· be e:ivied.
The Committee on Doings of Grand Officers views "with ap-
prehension the attitude of watchful-waiting on the part of our
Grand Master with reference to the status of the Grand Coun-
cil of Canada, likewise the silence of our Committee on Fraternal
Correspondence to whom this subject matter was referred at
our last Grand Assembly." That was in the morning. In the
afternoon, the Committee on Fraternal Correspondence recom-
mended recognition of the Grand Council of Canada and ex-
change of Grand Representatives, and all apprehension, watchful-
waiting etc. resolved themselves into serene satisfaction.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
GUNNAR G. GUDMUNDSON, Elizabeth, Grand Master; WALTER
PosT, Deputy Grand Master; VAN VoRIS WARNER, M. D.,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; R1cHARP C. CHAMBER-
LAIN, Grand Treasurer; HARRY AMES PUTNAM, Trenton, Grand
Recorder.
CORRESPONDENCE
Companion CHARLES LucIAN HAIGHT presents his fifth an-
nual Review. The stories of forty-six Grand Councils are told
in good readable style. He comments freely, occasionally with
an edge, but on the whole helpfully and always with a thought
of what is for the good of the Rite in New Jersey. He must
be read from start to finish to get his angle from which he
looks at things. And it is no hardship to read him ; on the
contrary, he is interesting throughout. If he finds more things
to criticize than most of us, it is no doubt because he reads
more closely and believes some things can be changed by hitting
them, which have proved too handy for such treatment. What-
ever age may be his, here is the spirit of youth and the courage
of youth. New Jersey's Correspondent is read. That is the
main thing. The replies he provokes stand to his credit. New
York for 1926 fares very well at his hands. His summaries
all show careful reading and digestion.
Another valuable contribution of Companion HAIGHT to the
volume of Proceedings is a chronological account of the History
of Cryptic Masonry in New Jersey.
To this History are added the stories of the individual Coun-
cils in the State. The one about Gebal Council, No. 3, is credited
to Companion W. S. CROUSE, who was the Master in 1927, and
has been prepared with exceptional care and evident enthusiasm.
Those who are interested in the history of the Rite will do
well to get a copy of the New Jersey Proceedings of 1927 and
add it to the library.

NORTH CAROLINA-1927
51st Annual Assembly High Point May 11th
M: .Ill: .HENRY G. ETHERIDGE, G: .M:.
Twenty-one Councils. 2,026 members; net gain, 121. Cash
balance, $1,694.64.
Present: Eight of the ten Grand Officers, Grand Treasurer
and Grand Chaplain being absent; nine of the sixteen surviving
Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of fourteen Councils.
M: .P: .0. FRANK HART, the General Grand Master, and Past
Grand Master CHARLES K. CHREITZBERG of South Carolina were
greeted as honored guests.
The Grand Master says he is a member of all the Masonic
Bodies in his State and can "frankly and conscientiously say"
that he loves the Council "most of all." Many thoughtful Com-
panions share this sentiment with him, at least to the extent of
placing the Council next to the Lodge in Masonic value and
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Cryptic degrees a distinct addition to the profound lessons of
the Symbolic degrees.
In modest terms the Grand Master reports the record of his
administration, measuring accomplishments throughout by refer-
ence to a high standard he had placed before himself. As a
matter of fact there was no need of excuses. He did well.
Of course the Grand Master alone cannot get far without the
support due him by the members of Grand Council. He wrote
a personal letter to the Illustrious Master of each and every
Council in the State asking for the appointment of a date in
which he might make his Visitation: He received but one reply.
The Recorders did better, when they were appealed to. So the
Grand Master was able to visit seven Councils anyway.
Dispensations were issued for the institution of two new
Councils.
The suggestion that the offices of Grand Recorder and Grand
Instructor be separated, presented by the Grand Master, was
approved.
North Carolina has a York Rite Library Fund to supply read-
ing to the residents of the Oxford Orphanage and the Masonic
Home at Greensboro. The total disbursements for the year
amounted to $1,866.06. Grand Council again appropriated $400.00
as its share for carrying on this beneficent work. Past Grand
Master CARSON whose efforts in behalf of the undertaking have
won him golden opinions, presented the report for the year.
Most valuable Graph Charts dealing with U. S. A. Masonic
membership statistics, variations and prognostications, are added
to the Proceedings. Those who are interested ought to write
to Past Grand Master ALEXANDER ANDREWS for copies of them.
His address is Raleigh, N. C. He is a recognized authority in
these matters. Having been the official head of the Grand Lodge,
Grand Chapter, Grand Council, and Grand Commandery in his
State, besides holding the 33 °, A. A. S. R., he has a just esti-
mate of values.

CORRESPONDEN CE

Cryptic Masonry has gotten its hooks into ]. EDWARD ALLEN.

Thanks be! We need such as he. The few pages he contributed
two years ago-if we are right about the time-have blossomed
into a respectable-sized report headed "The Cryptic Reviews."
And it is first class material throughout. He can be increasingly
useful in this field, as he has been in the broader realm of
Craft Masonry. Once more congratulations to the Tar Heel
Companions for having enlisted the services of this able Com-
panion!
Particular attention is invited also to the Council statistics at
the close of Companion ALLEN'S reviews.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
]AMES W. HYLTON, Buena-Vista, Winston-Salem, Grand Mas-
ter; JOHN J. PHOENIX, Deputy Grand Master; LAWRENCE E.
GREEN, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; EDWARD B.
NEAVE, Grand Treasurer Emeritus; ]AMES W. PAYNE, Grand
Treasurer; ]OHN B. GRIGGS, Elizabeth City, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Durham, May 9, I928.

NORTH CAROLINA-1928
51st Annual Assembly Durham May 9th
M.".111.".JAMES w. HYLTON, G:.M:.
Twenty-two Councils. 2,0I3 members, net loss, 20. Cash bal-
ance, $1 ,033.90. Only seventeen Councils reported. Two have
not reported for several years. The total number greeted is 116,
and that of the number who dimitted or were dropped for
N. P. D. is also 116.
Present : All Grand Officers ; thirteen Past Grand Masters ;
Representatives of nineteen Councils. New York not represented.
The General Grand Master of the General Grand Council
and the General Grand High Priest of the General Grand Chap-
ter both attended the Assembly.
The Grand Master evidently tried hard to instill new life
into some of the lagging Councils. He wrote several letters to
make the Officers of the Councils realize their opportunities for
service. A few responded. The rest allowed things to drift.
Progress was made none the less, generally speaking.
A deficit was left in the treasury owing to the reduction of
receipts. Nevertheless, an appropriation of $400.00 was made
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is supplied to the resiqents of the Oxford Orphanage and the
Masonic and Eastern Star Home. North Carolina believes in
Education. That is her glory.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
J. J. PHOENIX, Greensboro, Grand Master; LAWRENCE E.
GREEN, Deputy Grand Master; ANDREW J. WILLIAMS, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; ]AMES W. PAYNE, Grand
Treasurer; JOHN B. GRIGGS, Elizabeth City, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: New Bern, May 2, I929.

CORRESPONDENCE

Companion J. EDWARD ALLEN has been enlisted for the rest

of his life to be the Fraternal Correspondent. He tells how he
was drawn into the work. Six years ago he was appointed
Foreign Correspondent of the Grand Chapter by M.".E.".JoHN
J. PHOENIX who was then the Grand High Priest. Next year
the Grand Commandery called him to similar service. That sum-
mons was followed by a similar one from the Grand Lodge.
Now the Grand Council has rounded out the circle. His report
is unique in that it selects some outstanding f ea tu res and pre-
sents them under separate headings. This helps greatly to point
out the valuable information carried in reports of this nature.
Anyway his reports ought to be read : They are an educational
feature of the first rank.
The statistics which follow the reviews are a most valuable
feature. Past Grand Master ALEXANDER B. ANDREWS has added
valuable "graphs" showing at a glance the fluctuations in all
that relates to membership in Lodge, Chapter, Council, Com-
mandery, the Scottish Rite in both the Northern and Southern
Jurisdictions, and the Shrine.
With an eye to making the presented information con-
structively useful, Companion ALLEN comments on outstanding
features noted by him in the various Proceedings. Under New
York for 1927 for example, he refers to the law requiring ten
cents to be added to the per capita tax with the specific purpose
of providing for the payment of bills incurred by the Annual
Assembly, and then comments that this assures the "absence of
an unbearable burden upon the host Council" and that the idea
is worth considering elsewhere.

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 NORTH DAKOTA-:-1928
12th Annual Assembly Fargo January 26th

M.".Ill.".OLAF L. RUSLEY, G:.M:.

Nine Councils. 898 members; net gain, 27. Cash balance,
$002.26.
Present : All Grand Officers ; seven of the eleven living Past
Grand Masters; Representatives of all the nine Councils; Rep-
resentatives of twenty Grand Councils, among them Grand Re-
corder WALTER L. STOCKWELL, Past Grand Master, for New
York.
M.".Ill.".WALTER H. MURFIN who presided over the Grand
Council ten years ago received a special welcome as Grand
Master of Masons in the State of North Dakota. The other
distinguished w ALTER-WALTER L. STOCKWELL-was greeted
as General Grand Principal Conductor of the Work. Past Grand
Master EBEN GEORGE GUTHRIE did the presentation.
Grand Council did a very gracious thing by appointing a
committee of three Past Grand Masters to convey sympathy and
greetings to a Companion who had come from Saskatchewan to
attend the Assembly and then was taken ill and had to keep
to his bed at the hotel.
The Grand Master visited only one Council besides his own.
He attended the Triennial at Denver. Zabud Council which had
been dormant for some time was reopened by him with a new
line of officers.
The Grand Recorder recommends organized intervisitation be-
tween the Councils as one means for stirring up increased interest
in the Rite. He calls special attention to the Semi-Centennial
Cdebration of the organization of the General Grand Council,
which is to be held at Tacoma, Washington, in 1930.
A resolution was adopted appropriating $100.00 to be paid
into a special fund "during the Triennial period" toward helping
defray the expenses of North Dakota's representative at the
Assembly of the General Grand Council.
The report of the Committee on Annual Returns reveals that
seventeen Companions were suspended for non-payment of dues
and five dimitted. Despite these losses there was a net gain of
twenty-seven, due to fifty-three greetings and one reinstatement.
 The Grand Master-elect challenged the Councils to help bring
up the total membership to at least a thousand by going to work
unitedly and in real earnest to produce the desired result.
One afternoon was given to an exemplification by Fargo Coun-
cil of the R."., S."., and S.".E.".M.". degrees.
At the Grand Council dinner, Supreme Court Justice ALEX-
ANDER G. BuRR, Past Grand Master, spoke on "The Importance
of Holding Fast to the Fundamental Principles-but Adapting
them to Present Day Conditions," closing with the admonition
that while Masonry should not direct a man "how to worship
or how to vote or attempt to exercise control in any of the
great avenues of life," it might well "make itself a living, vital
force in the service of humanity; tolerant of other men's opinio:is
and wishes and weaknesses ; devoted to the principle of aid
and assistance ; promoting love, charity and kindness and build-
ing communities with stalwart men and women."
The address was so well received that one of the Companions,
R.".Ill.".W. L. DICKEY, offered to publish it in pamphlet form
for distribution among the Councils. The pamphlet is enclosed
with the neat volume of Proceedings.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
JOHN A. GRAHAM, Bismarck, Grand Master; WILLIAM A.
McCLURE, Deputy Grand Master; WILLIS L. DICKEY, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; }AMES E. TURNER, Grand
Treasurer; WALTER L. STOCKWELL, Fargo, Grand Recorder.
Date of I929 Grand Assembly not given.

CORRESPONDENCE

The Founder Grand Master, EBEN GEORGE GUTHRIE, presents

again a terse and helpful report for which we are duly grateful.
Thirty-three Grand Councils are reviewed in tabloid form, with
pleasant words of comment here and there. New York for I926
is accorded the distinction of having a whole page devoted to
her. But why does he speak of his "advancing age and other
infirmities" as having anything to do with his self-appointed task?
The results reveal nothing of the kind. He is the same ener-
getic, active worker he always has been. May he be long pre-
served to North Dakota and to all of us!

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 OHI0-1927
98th Annual Assembly Youngstown October 4th-5th
M.' .111: .HARVEY M. REIN, G.' .M:.
Ninety-six Councils. 45,&>9 members; net gain, 292. Cash
balance, $22,587.04.
Present : All Grand Officers ; ten Past Grand Masters ; Repre-
sentatives of ninety-eight Councils; thirty Grand Representatives,
Deputy Grand Master OLIVER D. EVERHARD responding for
New York.
The dean of the Past Grand Masters, M.' .Ill.' .Companion
LEVI C. GOODALE was given a rousing reception. He was on
the original Board of Trustees who looked after the establish-
ment of the Ohio Masonic Home and is the only survivor.
He was Grand Master from 1882 to 1884.
Special honors were accorded also to R.'. P .'.Companion N EL-
SON WILLIAMS, Past Grand Everything Masonic in Ohio, who
is General Grand Conductor of the General Grand Council; and
also to M.' .Ill.' .Companion WILLIAM T. S. O'HARA, Past Grand
Master and Past Grand Recorder of the Grand Council of Ohio,
Past Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Ohio, and
General Grand King of the General Grand Chapter of the
United States.
The distinguished guests of Grand Council were M.' .P.' .Com-
panion 0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master; Grand Master
THOMAS L. CocHRANE of the Grand Council of Canada; Grand
Master WALTER P. BROWN, Grand Principal Conductor CHARLES
B. PHILLIPS, Grand Recorder RICHARD T. HUGUS, Past Grand
Masters AUGUST DAUB and KALMEYER and District Deputy
J. CLARENCE McMULLEN, all of the Grand Council of Pennsyl-
vania; Past Grand Master JORN H. KINGSLEY of the Grand
Council of Michigan; and our own Companion HARRY IRVING
TONG who represents the Grand Council of Ohio near the Grand
Council of New York.
There were also the official representatives of the Grand
Lodge, Grand Chapter and Grand Commandery, of Ohio.
They all made speeches.
The speech by Companion HART was perhaps the most telling.
He spoke of Moses who had been taught all the wisdom of the
Egyptians, but "never was initiated until God brought him to

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his spiritual knees at the burning bush." He spoke of St. Paul
who had been taught the wisdom of the Hebrews, the Greeks
and the Romans, but "was not truly initiated until, on his way
down to Damascus, the great light broke into his heart and into
his soul." With these striking examples as a background, FRANK
HART asked the searching question whether, after we have had
the Great Light pointed out to us in the initiatory degree of
Entered Apprentice until we arrived at the Ninth Arch of
the Secret Vault, whether we have "become duly and truly
initiated."
The Grand Master believing that "the best things of life
are sentimental," opened his Address by referring to his cherished
memory of the peculiar coincidence that in the same room in
which he now stands as Grand Master, he presided over his
own Council in days gone by, and in the same room he was
elected Grand Sentinel of the Grand Council seven years before.
He visited some twenty-four Councils during the year. Having
felt somewhat disappointed that "the year just closed has been
the poorest of the last twenty-five years in the history of the
Council, as far as increase in membership is concerned," he
wrote to the secretaries of the Grand Lodge, Grand Chapter
and Grand Commandery, of Ohio, for information regarding
the membership statistics of these Bodies for the year as com-
pared with former years. The replies, to his mind, "proved
conclusively that the work of the Grand Council during the
past year was entirely proportionate to the work done by the
other Bodies." Hence he believes the showing "due to a con-
dition of the times rather than any defect in the workings of
the Grand Council itself." He pursues the subject further to
find if possible the cause back of that "condition of the times."
But there really was no need, for the reports of all departments
of Grand Council show that excellent work was done all along
the line. His further analysis only weakened the original con-
clusion by leading him astray and then arriving at the tomb
of the long dead "Prerequisition."
The Committee on Topical Reference found a more satisfy-
ing way out when it reported:
"Although there is evident in this very commendable and business-like
address of our Grand Master the modest suggestion that his adminis-
tration has not equalled that of some of his predecessors, we have no
hesitancy in affirming our belief that the policy of greater caution in
admission to the privileges of our Order and severe pruning out of
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more vigorous and lasting body: And it is our prophecy that we shall
many times look back to this past year as a truly notable one in our
Cryptic history."
Ohio has nothing to worry about. The very excellent report
of the Grand Recorder proves that. Take this paragraph, for
example:
"Each and every Council in the State reports the advancement of
one or more candidates, the largest number (144) being reported by
Akron Council, No. So."
Akron's membership is 2,414; its net gain for the year, 118.
Toledo, the next largest Council has 2,207 members and reports
a net gain of 34. The third in the list is Cincinnati, No. I,
with 1 ,945 members and a net gain of five.
Three items which might be better if things were altogether
right are these :
Suspended N. P. D., 1926: 356; 1927: 510
Suspended U. M. C., 1926: 2; 1927: 13
Expelled, 1926: 32; 1927: 54
Sixty-three Councils report a total of 5 IO Suspensions, the
largest number ( 56) being reported by Norwalk Council, No. 24.
Over against this stands this cheering item :
"Thirty-five Councils do not report any Suspensions N. P. D."
The Grand Master attended the Denver Triennial of the
General Grand Council, accompanied by the Grand Principal
Conductor and ten Past Grand Masters. We of New York
remember with pleasure his visit to our Annual Assembly at
Schenectady last year.
The hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Grand
Council of Ohio will be celebrated in 1930.

CORRESPONDENCE
Despite the misfortune of failing eyesight, Companion NELSON
WILLIAMS sticks bravely to his post of Reviewer. Under Min-
nesota he writes :
"It is indeed pretty tough for an old squirrel hunter to be forced
to do his reading through the light of other eyes."
His touching regard for the light of those other eyes is r~
vealed ever now and then, as when he explains, in one place,
that when his vision was better he delighted in reading every
word of the report of the California reporter, but that "since
the light has been dimmed," he has "not felt like placing so
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 Good old soul I We sympathize with him.
But there is no dimming of the light that is in him. That
is the greater thing after all. The same cheerful outlook, the
same good common-sense, the same genial spirit pervade his
reviews as they have done for twenty years and add that de-
lightful touch we all enjoy.
Cryptic Masonry is moving along too smoothly to give the
Reviewer much of a chance. It is, he says:
"Running along on balloon tires, and scarcely a jolt is felt, and there
is hardly enough disturbance to keep us awake as we pass from one
Jurisdiction to another."
True, NELSE. But as long as the gas holds out an<l the motor
keeps on moving, we're all right. And if there is less to write
about, the fellows of the Round Table have more of a chance
to get acquainted with one another, and that is worth some-
thing, too. Eh?
We agree with him on most everything, but we draw the
line at his proposition that "it might be well for someone to
start a Prerequisition squabble again, or raise a row over the
Super-Excellent Master degree, so that we. poor scribes would
have something to talk about." Ghost walking is all right. But
hauling dead things like Prerequisition into the parlor is like
turning on the gas without lighting it.
All he says of New York for I926 is O. K., and we thank
him for this as for all the rest of his Companionable Review.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
OLIVER D. EvERHARD, Barberton, Grand Master; RoY S.
ROGERS, Deputy Grand Master; EWING V. BURNS, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work ; FRANK H. MARQUIS, Grand
Treasurer; WILLIAM T. S. O'HARA, Toledo, Grand Recorder.
98th Annual Assembly: Columbus, October 1, 2, 1928.

OKLAHOMA-1928
34th Annual Assembly Blackwell April 17th
M.'.Ill.'.RuPERT J. DAUGHERTY, G.'.M.'.
Thirty-two Councils. 4,g.63 members ; net gain, 90. Cash bal-
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 Present: All Grand Officers, except the Grand Recorder who
died twelve days before the Annual Assembly; nine of the
eighteen living Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of twenty-
five Councils; twenty-nine Grand Representatives, among them
Past Grand Master EDSON A. MACMILLAN for New York.
From the report of the Grand Recorder it is evident that the
majority of the Councils are really active. When 364 are re-
ceived and greeted, 40 affiliated and 43 reinstated, there must
be interest in the work. Such a record does not just happen.
Of course, there are big losses, too, from suspensions for non-
payment of dues (256) and <limits (56), and death took its
toll of 44, but so many factors enter into suspensions and <limits
that no general conclusion can be drawn from them, except one:
There ought to be no suspensions for non-payment of dues.
When 256 men fail to meet their obligations, there is something
wrong with them, and the Recorders bear part of the blame, too.
One Charter had to be lifted, the Council having shown no
sign of life for some years. Two other Councils which have
been in the hopeless list may come to life again, the Grand
Recorder believes. The Committee on Charters and the Com-
mittee on Work and Returns felt differently about it and re-
commended that the Charters of the two dormant ones be taken
up. There is no record whether the recommendation was adopted,
and there is no mention of it in the report on necrology.
The Grand Master visited four Councils. He also attended
the Triennial at Denver, where Past Grand Master BERT D.
ASHBROOK was elected R." .P: .General Grand Steward of the
General Grand Council, to the great satisfaction of all Okla-
homans.
The sum of $rno.oo was contributed toward the relief of the
flood sufferers in Arkansas.
A memorial serviCe was held in the afternoon in honor of
Companion }AMES A. ScoTT who died at the age of eighty-one.

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29

DANIEL W. SWAFFAR, Ada, Grand Master; THOMAS B. FRENS-
LEY, Deputy Grand Master; CLARENCE BRAIN, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; MILO A. NELSON, Grand Treasurer;
IRA B. KIRKLAND, Muskogee, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Sapulpa, April I6, 1929.

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 CORRESPONDENCE

Past Grand Master EUGENE HAMILTON reviews thirty-nine

Jurisdictions, setting forth all things worth passing on in concise
and readable style. The report gives an excellent summary, with
here and there a pleasant personal touch.

OREGON-1928
43d Annual Assembly Portland April 10th
M:.m:.EDMUND F. CARLETON, G:.M:.
Fifteen Councils. 2,I3I members, same as the year before.
Ninety-seven were greeted and thirteen added by affiliation, while
seventy were dropped for non-payment of dues, fourteen dimitted
and twenty-six died. Cash balance, $1,049.75. Total cash assets,
$I,300.oo.
Present: All Grand Officers except the Grand Steward; thir-
teen Past Grand Masters ; Representatives of all the fifteen Coun-
cils in the State; twenty-four Grand Representatives, but New
York not among them.
M.".P.".Companion 0. FRANK HART, General Grand Master,
was given an ovation.
The Grand Master expressed himself satisfied with conditions
as he found them, all Councils displaying zeal in the work of
cultivating good fellowship. In his visits to the Councils he was
impressed with the manner in which the work was conducted.
He urged that Councils interest themselves in boys' associatio!ls
and that each become sponsor for at least one such organization.
The Grand Council responded to the latter recommendation by
voting that a Committee be appointed to take a survey of the
field and work out a definite plan to be reported next year.
The degrees of Royal, Select and Super-Excellent Master
were conferred.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
EDWARD B. BEATY, Grand Master; CLYDE M. Mc KAY,
Deputy Grand Master; H. WAYNE STANARD, Grand Principal

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Conductor of the Work; LLOYD L. ScoTT, Grand Treasurer;
J. H. RICHMOND, Portland, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: La Grande, April 9, 1929.
No Correspondence Report.

PENNSYLVANIA-1928
82d Annual Assembly Pittsburgh January 17th
M.".P.".WALTER P. BROWN, G:.M:.
Forty-one Councils. 15,081 members; net loss, 13. Cash bal-
ance, $6,738.67. Total cash assets, $30,238.67.
Present: All Grand Officers ; eight of the nine District Deputy
Grand Masters ; sixteen Past Grand Masters; Representatives
of twenty-seven Councils ; twenty-one Grand Representatives,
among them Companion JAMES H. REEDER for New York.
Past Grand Master CAMILLUS W. SHEPHERD of Ohio was
there and "expressed delight in seeing how the Grand Council
of Pennsylvania handled its affairs."
The Grand Master speaks most modestly of himself and the
work done through the year. Masonry, he says, is to him "rep-
resentative of Love for God and goodwill to men," and as such
it is "very real" to him. Whatever "Masonic intelligence" may be
attributed to him, he credits largely to his "study and knowledge
of the Holy Bible." He hesitates to "presume on the administra-
tion" of his successor in office by offering "recommendations for
future consideration." Was there ever a M.". P:. Grand Master
more self-effacing! And in Pennsylvania, too ! Almost too good
to be true.
Imagine reading that 370 Companions were suspended for
N. P. D. and 96 resigned. We always believed that in Penn-
sylvania no one is ever allowed to fall behind in his dues.
No action of any consequence, outside of the adoption of two
minor amendments of the laws and the usual financial appro-
priations.
CORRESPONDENCE
Forty-one Jurisdictions are reviewed by Past Grand Master
RICHARDT. HuGus in a pleasing, appreciative manner and quaint

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style. It reflects a likeable personality. New York for 1927 is
well presented.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
WILLIAM A. BRINKMAN, Lancaster, Grand Master; CHARLES
B. PHILLIPS, Deputy Grand Master; ANDREW J. SCHRODER,
Grand Principal Conductor of the Work; CHARLES W. WoL-
FERTz, Grand Treasurer; RICHARD T. HuGus, Jeannette, Grand
Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Lancaster, January 15, 1929.

RHODE ISLAND-1927
67th Annual Assembly Providence April 12th
M.'.Ill.'.BENJAMIN F. DOWNING, G.'.M.'.
Eight Councils. 5,952 members; net gain, 78. Cash balance,
$I,954-48.
Present: All Grand Officers, thirteen of the twenty-two sur-
viving Past Grand Masters; Representatives of the eight char-
tered Councils, and twenty-nine Grand Representatives, New
York not represented.
Among the distinguished visitors were Past Grand Master
DONALD J. SARGENT of New Jersey; Grand Master OLIN D.
DICKERMAN and Grand Principal Conductor of the Work HENRIE
C. FAv, of Massachusetts ; Grand Master T. FRANK CASSIDY
of Connecticut, and our own M.' .Ill.' .Companion }AMES ARGYLE
SMITH, Grand Master of the Grand Council of New York.
Little Rhody belives in the effectiveness of visits, and the
results prove she has the right idea. The Grand Master looked
in on each one of the Councils. The Deputy Grand Master,
the Grand Principal Conductor and the Grand Captain of the
Guard also got around to them all. For full measure, flowing
over, there were intervisitations between the Councils under the
direction of the Grand Lecturer. The Grand Master reports
that "These visitations have been an excellent factor in main-
taining a high standard of ritual work and to continue the
friendly relations between Officers of the Councils." Splendid!
Cryptic Masonry is bound to be a living, going reality under
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 The Grand Master attended also the Annual Assemblies of
the Grand Councils of New Jersey, Connecticut, and New York;
the Centennial Assembly of the Grand Council of Massachusetts ;
a Semi-Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Massachusetts and Rhode Island; and the Annual
Convocation of the Grand Chapter of Rhode Island.
Every Grand Officer worked hard to keep step with th_e Grand
Master. The Grand Lecturer reports that he found the Officers
of the several Councils "very sincerely desirous of exemplifying
the Degrees in such a creditable manner as to bring credit and
honor to the Cryptic Rite." He recommends that "in preparing
a candidate for the Select Master's degree, he be clothed as
a Fellowcraft" and gives his reason for it.
In order to fit the Ritual of the Super-Excellent degree, as
successfully worked in Providence Council, No. 1, which has
2,946 members, to the needs of the smaller Councils, the Grand
Lecturer made the desirable condensations and adaptations. His
working plan was submitted to the Special Committe on Ritual,
which arranged for an exemplification of it and then approved
it and urged the Councils to try it out during the year. The
Committee believes that "This rendition presents the picture and
the story of Fidelity in a manner that is instructive as well as
entertaining." A cast of eleven Companions can exemplify the
Degree "with little or no expense." The work was presented
on the floor of the Council.
Past Grand Master SPEARS who attended the 1927 meeting
of the Washington Masonic Memorial Association at Alexandria,
Virginia, is quite favorably impressed with the progress made.
The cost of the Memorial will exceed four million dollars before
it is fully completed and appropriately furnished. An endow-
ment fund of one million dollars will be required to take care of
the maintenance expenses. Companion SPEARS concludes :
"It will be seen that one dollar per Mason in the United States will
not create a sum large enough to finish, furnish and endow this monu-
ment, and those Grand Jurisdictions which are now registered 100%, and
Rhode Island is one of that number, must not rest content from their
labors in this great cause, but must be prepared, at the call, to again
contribute their mite to this work."
CORRESPONDENCE
Reading En WHEELER'S reviews is like sitting beside him by
a genial log fire, in a Maine forest cabin, on an evening in
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across while roaming around during the day. He tells it all in
such friendly, sociable, leisurely fashion, never getting excited,
never irritated, now and then reading from one of his Cryptic
Baedeckers. It is all very interesting and instructive, and. com-
forting, too, for he passes over unpleasant statistics and other
mishaps in a way that you'd never know he stubbed his toes,
and was caught in the brambles. The flowers he gathered by
the way are for Uncle HENRY in Indiana, NELSE WILLIAMS in
Ohio, JAMIE of South Carolina, Murn FLENNIKEN of Tennessee,
RAY V. DENSLOW of Missouri, "ALLEN" K. WILSON of Kansas
(only for goodness sake, En, change that label, it's Albert; keep
the ALLEN for our Tar Heel friend), CHRISTIE B. CROWELL of
Vermont, and other Ancients of the Crypt. We younger fellows,
too, are remembered, SAM HELM of Texas getting a sunflower.
One gift was labeled "STILLWELL, Alabama," but I couldn't
make out what was inside the wrapper.
Lest we forget-it is M:.m:.EnwARD M. WHEELER, one-
time Grand Master of the Grand Council of Rhode Island.
As he attended in person our own Assembly of I926, at Schenec-
tady, everything he tells is quite gratifying to us. Thanks for
a . pleasant evening an' everything!
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
BERNARD GARDINER, Providence, Grand Master; ADELBERT E.
PLACE, Deputy Grand Master; CHARLES H. HoLT, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; FRANK S. CONGDON, Grand
Treasurer; WILLIAM R. GREENE, Providence, Grand Recorder;
EDWARD M. WHELLER, Providence, Assistant Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Providence, April 10, 1928.

RHODE ISLAND-1928
68th Annual Assembly Providence April 10th
M: .Ill: .BERNARD GARDINER, G: .M:.
Eight Councils. 5,969 members; net gain, 17. Cash balance,
$1,506.33.
Present : All Grand Officers except the Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; fourteen Past Grand Masters; Represen-

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tatives of seven Councils; twenty-nine Grand Representatives,
among them WILLIAM S. GREENE for New York.
The Grand Council of Massachusetts was Represented by
Grand Master DICKERMAN and the Grand Principal Conductor
of the Work Companion CROSIER; the Grand Council of Connec-
ticut by Grand Master BEEBE and Deputy Grand Master PARKER.
The Grand Council of New York by Grand Master GEORGE 0.
LINKLETTER.
A reception was accorded also to the Grand Master of the
Grand Lodge, the Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter and
Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery all three of whom
are Past Grand Masters of the Grand Council of Rhode Island.
The Grand Master attended the Annual Assemblies of the
Grand Councils of New Jersey, New York and Massachusetts
and was represented by Past Grand Master EDWARD M. WHEELER
at that of the Grand Council of Connecticut. On his visits to
Rhode Island Councils he was accompanied by many Grand
Officers.
The intervisitations between the Councils of the Jurisdiction
are reported as having proved an .effective means of promoting
excellency of work.
A special committee on Ritual reports that its work has been
completed and that Rituals having the Super-Excellent degree are
at the service of the Councils at $s.oo each.
The Committee on the revision of Constitution reports that
the Constitution, Standing Orders and Decisions adopted in I927
have been indexed, the installation service added, and the whole
printed in book form. The work was completed within thirty
days of the Annual Assembly of I927.

CORRESPONDENCE

The General Grand Council and forty Grand Councils, three

of these given double headers, are reviewed by Past Grand Mas-
ter EDWARD M. WHEELER, in about seventy-six pages. And yet
it is all worth while and makes enjoyable reading. His comments
are good-natured always, yet courageous and, on occasion, strik-
ing (no pun intended, but "striking" has so many meanings).
Companion STILLWELL of Alabama, because of his youth, was
not taken to task for "talking politics," but exhibits No. I and
No. 2 were put on record. Nothing escapes the eye and memory

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of our Rhode Island friend. He evidently reads with great care.
Missouri's Correspondent having called New York "the oldest
Grand Council" is told to turn back about forty-four pages in
his own report where the I926 Annual Assembly of Connecticut
is recorded as the 108th, and then look at his reference to the
Annual Assembly of New York for the same year as the 103rd.
Companion WHEELER expresses his admiration of our own be-
loved "JIM SMITH," now, alas! no more with us. All that is
said of New York for I927 is most pleasing to all of us.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
ADELBERT E. PLACE, E. Greenwich, Grand Master; CHARLES
H. HOLT, Deputy Grand Master; EvAN L. MoRRIS, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; FRANK S. CONGDON, Grand Treas-
urer; WILLIAM R. GREENE, Providence, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Providence, April 9, I929.

SOUTH CAROLINA-1928
69th Annual Assembly Orangeburg April 24th
M: .Ill.' .JOHN D. LEE, G.' .M:.
Thirty-nine Councils. 4,077 members; net loss, 1I1. Cash bal-
ance, $1,6o5.or.
Present: All Grand Officers; seven of the eleven living Past
Grand Masters; Representatives of twenty-seven Councils; Com-
panion E. W. BALDWIN represented New York.
M.'.P.'.O. FRANK HART, the General Grand Master of the
General Grand Council of the United States, who is the Grand
Recorder of this Grand Council, although the list printed on
the cover styles him Grand Secretary, was given a rousing re-
ception by his home folks. General Grand High Priest CHARLES
CLARK DAVIS who has been following him around on all his
visits, was also given a hearty welcome.
True to his declaration that he would not grant Dispensations
for "railroading" candidates, the Grand Master refused to be
party to receive and ballot on petitions on the same evening on
which those candidates were to be taken in. He believes that
greater care should be given to the selection of candidates so as
to make sure that they appreciate the distinction to be made
Royal and Select Masters. He visited three Councils and at-

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tended the Denver Triennial at which 0. FRANK HART, South
Carolina's favorite son, presided. He also took part in the an-
nual meeting of the Washington Memorial Association.
The Council located at Bishopville was consolidated with La-
fayette Council at Camden.
The Committee on Distribution of Work regrets that many
Councils have practically made no headway during the year
and recommends that greater care be exercised in th~ election
of Officers.
The Super-Excellent Master degree was conferred upon twelve
candidates.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
JOHN D. LEE, re-elected as Grand Master, Sumter; LAMAR
SMITH, Deputy Grand Master; E. JOHNSON BROWN, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; WALTER F. GOING, Grand
Treasurer; 0. FRANK HART, Columbia, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Sumter, April 23, 1929.
CORRESPONDENCE
The ever virile }AMES L. MICHIE submits his eighteenth An-
nual Review. Of 0. FRANK HART he says that as General
Grand Master he traveled 52,047 miles during his term of office,
visiting twenty-three Grand Councils, including the one in the
Canal Zone. Companion MICHIE finds that Jurisdictions which
have increased the initiation fee· have increased in membership
als(). If this is true, we have another plan for spreading ap-
preciation of our degrees. He points out also that the Grand
Chapters show losses as great as the Cryptic Jurisdictions; may be
there is the key to the puzzle why so many of our Companions
had to be dropped from the roll. MICHIE's reviews still show
the old master hand in terseness and worth-whiteness, though
the comments are fewer than in former days. New York for
1927 is well presented.

SOUTH DAKOTA-1926 and 1927

Two years reported in one volume. Not much to be said of
either. Altogether routine records. M: .Ill.'. WALTER HARK-
NESS presided in 1926 (June '9th) and M.".111.".W. F. R.
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 Eight Councils. I.433 members; net loss, 3. Cash balance,
$1,212.09.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I927-28
. CARL H. KUBLER, Deadwood, Grand Master; ALBERT E
BEAUMONT, Deputy Grand Master; LEE M. BROWN, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; GEORGE W. HILL, Grand
Treasurer; GEORGE A. PETTIGREW, Sioux Falls, Grand Recorder.
Twelfth Annual Assembly: Sioux Falls, June I4, I928.

TENNESSEE-1928
78th Annual Assembly Nashville January 23d
M:.111:.T. J. LUTHRELL, G:.M:.
Twenty Councils. 2,688 members; net loss, 54. Cash bal-
ance, $3,666.66.
Present: All Grand Officers ; eleven Past Grand Masters ; Rep-
resentatives of twenty Councils; twenty-two Grand Representa-
tives, New York among the missing.
"Owing to circumstances," etc.-which means that the Grand
Master did nothing. Yet he speaks of "something lacking"-
in the others, of course. He says, "We fail to interest the new
members coming into our beautiful Order,'' and adds, "I truly
hope that this condition may be changed for the better before
this time next year."
Thanks be! Tennessee has a Committee on Jurisprudence
which does not hesitate to speak out and place the blame where
it belongs-on the Grand Master and other Grand Officers as
indifferent to the duties as he. The report is so refreshing that
we must place it on record, at least in part, as a model which
may come in handy when those in high places "owing to cir-
cumstances" and such like evasions, come to the Annual As-
sembly with generalities and psalm-singing and nothing to show
in the way of service :
"We note with keen regret the state of the Councils as set forth in
the Grand Master's report, which we are inclined to believe is due to
more than one cause.
 "First. The lack of interest shown by our Most Illustrious Grand
Master in his absolute failure to visit and fraternize with the Subor-
dinate Councils.
"Second. The lack of enthusiasm and inspiration on the part of the
Officers of the Subordi~te Councils,-the reflection of which, was noted
with regret in the opening ceremonies of this Grand Council today.
"We could hardly expect good work in the Subordinate Councils
when their Representatives in attendance at this Grand Council were
furnished with an example of such neglect and dereliction of duty as
was manifest on this occasion; for example, the open flagrant violation
of the Edicts in openly attempting to read the Ritual, and we may say
that some of the Officers could not even do that.
"Let us express the hope that at all future Assemblies of this Grand
Council, the Officers will have attained to such a state of efficiency in
the rendition of their ritualistic ceremonies that no one will be thought-
less enough to attempt to take part in any of the ceremonies without
knowing his part full well."
This report was presented by Past Grand Master JAMES DE-
CATUR HENDERSON and signed by all the other Past Grand
Masters present, except CHARLES HENRY SMART whose own re-
port had to be passed upon by the Committee, and was passed
upon with a well deserved word of praise.
The whole burden of the year fell upon Companion SMART
as Grand Recorder and Grand Lecturer. He not only carried
the work of the office which was extraordinarily exacting in
order that the new card index system might be brought up to
date, but he also visited Councils which needed help and
guidance.
The Grand Council of Tennessee has to its credit a definite
benevolent undertaking in which it may well take pride. It is
a Loan Fund to enable students to pursue university courses.
The total of the fund which is known as the NATHANIEL S.
WooDWARD Memorial, amounted, with accummulations, on Janu-
ary 18, 1928, to $2,764.64. The money has been placed in the
custody of the Treasurer of the University of Tennessee. New
loans made during the year, aggregating $810.00. $579.64 has
been promised to students for the ensuing university term.
Another worthy act. $250.00 was donated to the Masonic
Widows' and Orphans' Home of Tennessee, to be used for voca-
tional training.
Still more: -$50.00 was donated to the Washington Memorial
Fund. An equal amount had been appropriated for the same
purpose the year before.
 Mention is made of a deposit made on the Capitol Grounds
at Nashville, to remain buried there for a hundred years. The
idea originated with Nashville Council, No. I, or rather it was
presented by Grand Recorder SMART who is also the Recorder
of that Council. He suggested it as a fitting feature of the
celebration of that Council's hundredth anniversary. The General
State Assembly granted permission. A crypt was prepared. Com-
panion SMART put into a copper box of unique design all the
treasures he had collected for deposit. The enclosure of this
box in the "crypt" was the culmination of the ceremony of
deposit. The following day a triangular shaft was erected on
the ground above the crypt.

CORRESPONDENCE

The most satisfying part of Tennessee's book is again the

report of Past Grand Master M. F. FLENNIKEN. He reviews
forty Jurisdictions, and he does it well. There is a pleasing
personal touch which reveals him as one who lives his Masonry,
is sure of his objective, speaks out frankly, has a quiet urbane
humor of his own, and is a likable fellow generally. We are
glad New York for 1926 is included in his survey. We are
pleased even more with what he says in his "conclusion" about
worthwhile objectives. He points out that Tennessee has a
Student Loan Fund, California has a small foundation for
helping boys and girls of the Masonic Home to obtain advanced
education. Ohio supports the Masonic Home, North Carolina
supports a library fund, South Carolina contributes toward a
Shrine hospital, Georgia is helping to provide a T. B. hospital
unit for children, etc. He ends with a question which we shall
pass on:
"Why cannot Cryptic Masonry in every Jurisdiction take up some
worthy objective and use some of its accumulated cash to a good purpose?"

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29

J. C. LONG, Parsons, Grand Master; C. H. SIMKINS, Deputy
Grand Master; R. V. HoPE, Grand Principal Conductor of the
Work; CHARLES COMSTOCK, Grand Treasurer; CHARLES HENRY
SMART, Nashville, Grand Recorder.
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 TEXAS-1927
21st Annual Assembly Waco December 5th
M:.111:.D. C. McCORD, G:.M:.
Two hundred and ninety-one Councils. 39,451 members; net
gain, 266. Cash balance, $3,387.13.
Present. All Grand Officers, except the Chaplain; thirteen Past
Grand Masters; Representatives of ninety-four Councils; thirty-
seven Grand Representatives, Companion L. R. CoNRO, of Gold-
thwaite, responding for New York.
It takes longer to get a general view of what conditions are
and what was done, in Texas, than almost anywhere else. The
Proceedings read like a stenographic report of a meeting with,
no doubt, some program, but one no more discoverable than
any attempt at organization of the minutes of the Assembly.
The present arrangement, if that is what it can be called,
would seem to be wasteful for Texas, and it certainly is that
for her friends.
General Grand Master 0. FRANK HART gave two hearty,
breezy, neighborly talks which pleased the Texans greatly; there
was much serious thought-yes, profound ideas-embodied in
them, too. The General Grand High Priest was there, having
come to Waco for the Grand Chapter meeting. So was CHARLES
A. CONOVER from Michigan, who is General Grand Secretary
of the General Grand Chapter. As somebody-MoRDHURST, I
think-has said "It is getting to be so nowadays that when a
man addresses a Grand Council anywhere, he is made an honor-
ary member of it." Accordingly CHARLEY CONOVER and FRANK
HART were so recorded, but not until after FRANK had asured
himself that no dues would have to be paid.
The Grand Master quite evidently worked hard through the
year, to judge from the long record of official acts. He visited
about fifteen Councils, but did not find conditions as he had
hoped. He says that a large majority of the Councils have no
one who can do the work as it ought to be done; they need
instruction in the ritual.
Our friend, the good natured SAM HELM who does the re-
viewing, says he was astonished when he first ran across mis-
statements regarding the operations of the "Texas Plan," but
he is used to them now. To set the erring right, he explains
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ceived and reported upon by investigation committees, and a
unanimous ballot is necessary for election.
May be most of us have been unjust in commenting upon
the plan, but the Texans themselves are beginning to question
its virtue. The Grand Master himself suggests that a change
will have to come soon :
"Twenty-one years ago this Grand Council was rehabilitated and set
up as an independent Grand Body, with the exception that a Brother
petitioning for the Chapter was required to petition for the Council de-
grees and pay five dollars therefor. This provision has obtained since
that time, and while it was apparently necessary in order to rebuild the
Grand Council and put it in a self-supporting position, yet we believe
that if this requirement were abrogated the Chapter and Council both
would be benefited. I therefore recommend that the Grand Chapter be
requested to repeal that portion of the law requiring a Brother to petition
for the Council Degrees."
The Chapter collects the fees both for itself and the Council,
when a candidate applies for the Capitular degrees. Five dollars
go to the Council. Out of this amount $2.50 must be sent to
Grand Council. Some Councils accept the five dollars as mini-
mum and require an additional amount of the candidate for
Cryptic degrees. With these facts in mind the following words
of the Grand Master-elect will be somewhat clearer than they
otherwise might be:
"We charge seven dollars in San Antonio. The Council minimum is
five dollars, but we charge seven, and consequently we can send the two
and a half up here and it don't hurt us. We have twelve or fifteen
dollars in our Treasury, and we charge a dollar a year dues in that
Council. We have got to get together and work out some plan to put
this Grand Council on its feet. What it will be, I don't know, but
with the help of the Finance Committee and this wonderful Recorder
over here, I think we can do it, and I want you to help me this year
to try to get this Grand Council out of debt and create a sinking fund,
because we are going to need it. Some time this Grand Council might
be separated from the Grand Chapter, and when it is, it will need every
dollar we can get, because we are compelled now to pay the five dollars
when we take the Chapter degrees, and that goes right in with the
other. We have also a law in this Grand Council that the Recorder of
your Council gets your five dollars, and he waits until this Companion
takes his degrees, which lots of them never do take. If we could have
arranged it so that when these petitions were made out, that the 1)1oney
shall be turned over to the Recorder, and he is to send that two and
a half right on up to the Grand Recorder, I think we would have
gotten about twenty thousand dollars more than we have gotten, because
there is about four thousand we don't know anything about."
This throws more light on the Texas Plan than we ever were
given before. We are glad to see too, the first indications of
a resolve to get rid of it, or at least work out something more
satisfactory.

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 CORRESPONDENCE

SAM J. HELM has personality so pleasing in a distinctive

sort of way as to compel the reading of his often quaintly
turned reviews right through from beginning to end. And this
time he has done something better yet : He has given us a
most thoughtful and clear analysis of what is really the matter
with us. I never saw anything saner and more helpful in this
line. I have been trying to cut it, to condense it to get it into
a smaller space, but it can't be done. SAM himself is in it
and it's worth getting acquainted with him, while reading the
thing that we all want to know more about. So here is all of it:
"General apathy, suspensions for nonpayment and the Super have
been the topics again this year, the last topic receiving much invigor-
ation from the other two. They think a 'drawing card' is needed.
They are treating the symptoms instead of the disease, the effects rather
than the cause."
"Masons are men, after all, and consider a few men on the outside.
The man, who doesn't understand the benefits he derives from govern-
ment, is naturally a grouch about paying taxes ; none of us volunteer
to pay dues to the Medical Association, because it is not in our line;
the illiterate man never keeps up a subscription to the Journal of Science
because it has no meaning to him; the atheist doesn't contribute to the
church because it represents beliefs contrary to his own. Now apply
this to Masonry.
"During the past ten years, members have not been taught the mean-
ing of Masonry; it means nothing to them. They do not want to pay
money for something which they can't appreciate. Thousands have been
taken in, who are not in line with Masonic thought; they will begin to
drop out at a rapid rate, when they discover that a hog in the parlor
would be as correct form as their presence in a Masonic Body. Ten
thousand of that kind dropved out of the Chapter during the year.
But there can be no complatnt at that. Here is the bad feature:
"Good men also have come into the Bodies, they have seen the cere-
monies many times, they have seen only the surface, they haven't the
remotest idea of what they mean, the ceremonies grow old because their
meaning is not known, the flag would be only a rag to them if they
did not know its meaning, and Masonry is only a ceremony to them
because they don't know its meaning. And, odd as it may seem, Ma-
sonic Bodies are not talking fundamental Masonry. Any member is
justified in dropping out (being square on the books), if he has no
conception of Masonry's meaning and no effort is being made to give
him light.
"Only slightly more than a third of the Royal Arch Masons in the
United States are members of the Council, and it is doubtful if one
out of fifty of these can tell you where he found the Secret Vault in
his own life or what he found in it. An alarmingly small percentage of
them can tell you when he himself or mankind went out of the Entered
Apprentice degree, or if they are still in it, nor do they know what
knowledge the Fellowcraft is supposed to acquire and where it leads
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another degree, nor why every living man upon this earth is going
to pass three overseers, or why the South is going to be vacant when
his work is set in its proper place, nor why he is to have the signet
of one who is a Lion among men and from the Tribe of Judah. And
without every one of these points being as clear as sunlight to him, he
cannot begin to appreciate the wondrous beauty of Masonry, its match-
less cycle of symbolism, or its unerring guidance of eternal Truth.
"The Grand Bodies will find their troubles cured when they learn
(I) that all men are not qualified to be members and (2) when they
have taught their members the fundamentals of Masonry.
"And this education does not mean a lot of tommyrot about Paul
Revere and the Boston Tea Party, nor a raft of guff about the sym-
bolism of the square and the compasses and the apron, nor does it mean
a flood of sophistry, supposed to be high-brow stuff on philosophy. But
it does mean that the members should be taught the meaning of the
degrees, and that every iota of the ritual is applying to every man who
lives upon this earth ; that within those ceremonies are pictured every
phase of his life, and that he is pointed to all things worth while; that
his three separate natures are going to be developed. just as Masonry
shows it. After a Mason is given an insight into Masonry, he finds a
life-time enjoyment in the Fraternity, but it is a sealed book to him
until that insight is given and he is like a deaf man at a musical recital.
"Everybody is supposed to know Masonry teaches by symbols, but
the members are not shown those symbols in their wonderful interpre-
tation;. somebody is always spouting about the symbolism of the imple-
µients, but not of the symbolism of Masonry, and that is the very
knowledge the member needs. Without this knowledge, he can never
know the meaning, and it is the meaning of everything that really
counts. Think of the condition in the sacred precincts of your home,
if your wife and children meant nothing to you.
"Companions, some of you may think that I have gone crazy on
the subject of Masonic education; you may think that I believe that
every member should be a profound student of Masonry, but such is
not the case. The day will never come when all of us, or a majority
of us, are learned Masons, but the day has come, and has been here
for centuries, when Masons may claim the privilege of being taught the
fundamentals. All of us will agree that every child should have the
privilege of learning the alphabet, and that is the identical claim I am
making for every Mason, that he should have the privilege of knowing
the ABCs of Masonry.
"When Masonic membership is composed of Masons at heart and
they are taught the fundamentals of Masonry, all our ills will be cured.
God makes Masons and we make members; let's be more careful in
the future, both in our selection of material and in the discharge of
our duty to the newly-made Companion. Carelessness on these two points
have caused all our troubles."

GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28

T. A. DoxEY, San Antonio, Grand Master; ELAM HENDER-

SON, Deputy Grand Master; W. D. FowLER, Grand Principal
Conductor of the Work; L. R. CoNRO, Grand Treasurer; T. M.
BARTLEY, Waco, Grand Recorder.

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 VERMONT-1927
74th Annual Assembly Burlington June 14th
M.·.m.·.cHR1sTrn B. CRowELL, G. ·.M.·.
Fifteen Councils, I,866 members; net loss, 25. Cash bal-
ance, $I,385.42.
Present: All Grand Officers, except the Grand Steward;
twenty-one Past Grand Masters; Representatives of twelve
Councils; twenty-four Grand Representatives, among them the
Grand Master himself representing New York.
Past Grand Master SARGENT was there, with CHARLES L.
HAIGHT, the Grand Correspondent, from New Jersey; Grand
Master EDWARD M. WHEELER of Rhode Island; and Past Grand
Masters WILLIAM 0. SHELLEY and GEORGE A. Krns, of Con-
necticut. Companion SARGENT spent his early life in Vermont,
we learn from the Vermont Correspondent's report on New
Jersey. CHRISTIE B., in talking about him says:
"The influence of the Grand Master's (this means DoNALD J. SARGENT)
early life in Vermont and continued association therewith doubtless con-
tributed much to the vigor and enterprise which made his year's activities
and the report thereof an outstanding event in the Cryptic history of
New Jersey."
That is what Green Mountain air does for Grand Masters.
Companion CROWELL is incorrigibly Vermont and good-natured.
Must be Republican, too, as Vermonters go, for in reporting
on the death of a Past Grand Master, the lovable Companion
DR. EDWIN BuxToN CLIFT, he says :
"Although he was a consistent Democrat, he was elected to represent
his town at the 1925 session of the State legislature."
The comma after "Democrat" allows time for reflection.
One cannot help liking the Grand Master. He gives himself
just as he is, in his Address. He can afford to do it. Nor does
he hesitate to say what ought to be said, doing it with that
mixture of Yankee shrewdness and humor which get things
done without leaving a smart behind.
He attended all the District Meetings there were during the
year. He says that the work was well done and everything
excellent-but: "Four of the Councils were not represented in
any way." That, with his past experience as Grand Lecturer,
prompts him to drive home that the district system is not the
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tells the story in terms of membership statistics, from 1920 on-
ward, and finds the "steady progress" to have been "in a very
undesirable direction." The gain in membership for the five
years from 1920 to 1925 was 415. The high-water mark then
reached was 1,946. Now the number is 1,866, a loss of exactly
eighty. The Grand Master sees no better prospect ahead "unless
we take measures to change the direction of our journey."
And now his recommendation :
"In the face of these facts I recommend that the Grand Master and
Grand Lecturer, together if possible but singly if necessary, arrange in
addition to attendance upon district meetings, which seems to be about
all which is expected of them at present, to visit at least those Councils
with whom the meetings are not held with especial reference to those
who have evidently fallen into error of believing Ahishar to be our patron
saint instead of a striking example of a faithless sentinel.
"In each of the two years I served as Grand Lecturer the Grand
Master and I visited each Council in the State, so I am in position
to know that the above program would not be a serious tax upon any
Companions who ought to be chosen for these positions.
"The necessary expenses of these visits should be paid by Grand
Council, which is somewhat short of money, and in order to provide
the small amount necessary and create a fund with which the expenses
of the Grand Master at the triennial sessions of the General Grand
Council can be taken care of when necessary in as easy a manner as
possible I also recommend that our per capita be raised from thirty
to forty cents, commencing with the coming year.
"We have drifted ton~ enough, Comp~nions. Awake! Arouse! before
we are condemned to die!"
There is Yankee salesmanship for you. The raising of the
per capita tax by ten cents a year went through, and $170.00
was appropriated toward meeting the expenses of the incoming
Grand Master's attendance at the Denver Triennial.
He also has an interesting word to say on the Super-Excellent
degree which, he believes, "originated in consequence of a desire
on the part of some ancient Companion to present an outlet for
the dramatic urge which finds little opportunity for expression
aside from vocal, in many of our degrees." Most Councils, he
says, feel it to be "too much of a degree to be suited to their
capacity" and give it but scant attention. He mentions how the
smallest Council in the State made a success of it and suggests
that the others go and do likewise. But:
"Make the Royal and Select worth while first. And don't over-
emphasize the Super."
Being a sociable body the Grand Master did considerable
visiting. We of New York had him with us in 1926. He at-
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Jersey and the Centennial Assembly of the Grand Council of
Massachusetts.
Thanks to his thoughtfulness, Vermont's Grand Council is
among those which contributed toward the Florida Tornado Re-
lief, instead of leaving it all to Grand Lodge. He caused $75.00
to be sent.
ALFRED C. WILSON is another live wire of the type of CHRIS-
TIE B. CROWELL. He is recorded as Grand Chaplain, but pray-
ing alone not having proved a success in giving the Councils
an upward trend, he took to the work of Grand Lecturer again.
His report gave the Companions something to think about and
resolve to do. This is how it puts the case "up to" the Officers
of the Council:
"Cryptic Masonry is not something to be lightly treated. It is a
serious part of our great heritage. It needs attention and interest on
our part.
"One may plead that modern life has its multitudinous calls and that
we cannot attend to all. But where men accept office in a Body there
should be an attempt to fulfill vows of office. The Officers of a Council
have assumed vows and have duties. Rehearse your vows. Listen to your
duties. They will surely make us better Council members and lead us
to make our Cryptic Masonry a real live thing in our Masonic life.
Quiescent Councils, latent energy, cold indifference, neglectful attitude-
how could these things be if Officers of Councils were up and doing?"
The Committee on Doings of Grand Officers congratulates
the Grand Council on having had Companion CROWELL at the
head of things, visiting Councils at home and Royal and Select
Jurisdictions elsewhere, always performing "every Masonic duty
punctually and with conspicuous ability." The Grand Lecturer,
too, gets his just mead of praise for "energetic and most faithful
service." The Committee thinks that "the static condition" of
Vermont may be one reason for the decline in numbers. At the
same time it approves the Grand Master's recommendation as
to plans for arousing the sleepers. So it isn't the "static" so
much as the lull.

CORRESPONDENCE

This is CHRISTIE B. CROWELL, His Book. There is not only

the pleasant, heartening Address by him as Grand Master, but
also the equally satisfying Report by him as Fraternal Corres-
pondent. This adds another name to the illustrious list of Knight
Protectors of the Crypt who have demonstrated that a critical.
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inspiration absorbed in such work are not incompatible with the
duties attached to the Grand Mastership.
Thirty-nine Jurisdictions are reviewed with keen discrimina-
tion and fraternal candor and in a happy style. The voice of
experience rings out clearly here and there. Somebody compli-
mented a Council on being presided over by a Companion who
had held the Master's chair for twenty-four years; CHRISTIE
B. knows. what it means for a Council to be "kept in one man's
pocket" for a quarter of a century, and he says:
"We had a case in Vermont, where one man kept others from pass-
ing through the chairs for a long term of years. The Council finally
died. Such records may be fine for the Master but are a deadly damper
on initiative."
Vermont is never forgotten. CHARLES LucIAN HAIGHT of
New Jersey having made a name for himself at the Round Table,
the Green Mountain Boy at once scents "Vermont influence in
the excellent correspondence." And to clinch the point he adds
that since CHARLES L. moved to Vermont "his reviews have
been growing steadily better-and they were first class to start
with." It's all right. We like CHRISTIE all the better for it.
We want to thank him too for his gratifying survey of New
York for 1926. Let's hope he will come up our way some day
and look us over.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1927-28
FRED H. DoLLOFF, St. Johnsbury, Grand Master; TRUMAN J.
ALLEN, Deputy Grand Master; HERBERT T. KELLEY, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; FRANK ADAMS, Grand Treas-
urer; HENRY H. Ross, Burlington, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Burlington, June 12, 1928.

VERMONT-1928
75th Annual Assembly Burlington June 12th
M.'.111.'.FRED. H. DOLLOFF, G:.M:.
Fifteen Councils. 1,838 members; net loss, 28. Cash bal-
ance, $773·44·
Present: All Grand Officers ; nine Past Grand Masters ; four
District Deputies; Representatives of thirteen Councils. Past
Grand Master CHRISTIE B. CROWELL responded as Representa-
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 Among the honored visitors were General Grand High Priest
CHARLES C. DAVIS; Past Grand Master EDWARD M. WHEELER
of Rhode Island; Grand Master HILLMAN and Past Grand
Master LEACH of Maine; Past Grand Masters SHELLEY and
KIES of Connecticut ; Grand Correspondent CHARLES L. HAIGHT
of New Jersey; Grand Principal Conductor of the Work JOHN
A. CROSIER of Massachusetts; and our own M." .Ill." .GEORGE 0.
LINKLETTER, Grand Master of the Grand Council of New York.
The conditions relative to gains and losses in membership
caused the Grand Master to say that the Councils "cannot go
on indefinitely and prosper living on the results of labor of
years gone by."
He attended the Triennial at Denver and the Annual As-
semblies of the Grand Councils of Massachusetts and Maine,
and was represented at the Annual Assemblies of New York,
and New Jersey, by Past Grand Master CHRISTIE B. CROWELL.
He finds the outcome of the District Meetings "somewhat
disappointing." But he believes in the District System and wants
it continued. His suggestion is that meetings should be held
in all Districts. He was present at three such meetings which
were well attended and in every way successful.
He recommends the adoption of the Super-Excellent Ritual
adopted by the General Grand Council at Denver.
No doubt the serious condition brought on by the flood which
swept over Vermont, had much to do with conditions which the
Grand Master describes as "disappointing." Under such circum-
stances not much advancement could be hoped for. Vermont
has our sincerest sympathy in the trials through which she has
had to pass.
The Committee on Finance reports that the treasury is pretty
well depleted and some action should be taken to meet expenses.
No action was taken.
To our own Grand Master, M. ·.Ill.· .GEORGE 0. LINKLETTER
was accorded the privilege of presenting to the retiring Grand
Master the Jewel and Apron.

CORRESPONDENCE
This is Past Grand Master CHRISTIE B. CROWELL's tenth report.
The reviews are made up largely of significant quotations. He
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zest to the reading. They are good natured throughout and here
and there one catches the twinkle of his eye at the time of
writing. New York for 1927 is particularly well presented.
Companion CROWELL was there in person. That makes all the
difference in the world. We hope he will be with us again
before long.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
TRUMAN J. ALLEN, Brandon, Grand Master; HERBERT T.
KELLEY, Deputy Grand Master; FRANK W. CORLISS, Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work; FRANK ADAMS, Grand Treas-
urer; ARCHIE S. HARRIMAN, Burlington, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Burlington, June 11, 1929.

WASHINGTON-1928
33d Annual Assembly Tacoma May 9th
M.".Ill.""WILLIAM G. ROWLAND, G:.M:.
Seventeen Councils. 3,o63 members; net gain, 15. Cash bal-
ance, $990.18. Total cash assets, $2,990.18.
Present: All Grand Officers except the Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; ten Past Grand Masters; Representatives
of all the seventeen Councils in the State ; nineteen Grand Rep-
resentatives, New York not among them. Is Washington to
permit the Representative of New York, who ever he may be,
to absent himself year after year? We have mentioned the
matter before. Will not the powers that be look into the mat-
ter and let us have a Representative who will attend at least
once in three years ?
Past Grand Masters JONES of California and MILLER of
Canada honored the Assembly by their presence.
Companion DAVID L. DEMOREST, the first Grand Treasurer of
the Grand Council of Washington, was introduced and spoke
of the early history of the Rite in Tacoma.
The Grand Master devoted himself whole-heartedly to the duties
of his office. He visited all but one of the Councils of the Juris-
diction and attended the Triennial at Denver. He found that
success depends more on "the kind of material received and
greeted than upon numbers."
 The Councils sent $157.65 to the Mississippi Valley Flood
Relief Fund.
Preparations are under way to make the Jubilee Triennial
of the General Grand Council, to be held at Tacoma, in 1930,
a great success.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, 1928-29
H. L. QUIGLEY, Seattle, Grand Master; WILLIAM T. DRIPS,
Deputy Grand Master; ARTHUR L. TRUE, Grand Principal Con-
ductor of the Work; HENRY L. KENNAN, Grand Treasurer;
HORACE W. TYLER, Tacoma, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Tacoma, May 8, I929.

CORRESPONDENCE
Good as always-and he has been at it for fourteen years-
Companion EDWARD F. TYLER reviews the Proceedings of forty
American Grand Councils and the General Grand Council. It is
all done with an eye to helpfulness. The reviews are short, to
the point, and interesting. New York for 1927 received court-
eous consideration.

WISCONSIN-1928
71st Annual Assembly Madison February 22d
M.'.Ill.'.JOSEPH P. RAFENSTEIN, G.'.M.'.
Twenty-nine Councils. 9,5I8 members, net gain, 3&>. Cash
balance, $611.05.
Present : All Grand Officers except the Grand Recorder and
the Grand Chaplain; six Past Grand Masters; Representatives
of all the twenty-nine constituted Councils plus one Council,
U. · .D. ·.; twenty-one Grand Representatives, among them Grand
Trustee EDMUND S. BAKER for New York.
Companion ROBERT A. WOODS, Grand Recorder of the Grand
Council of Indiana, was present as the Personal Representative
of the General Grand Master. He told something of the history
of the General Grand Council since its formation, at Detroit,
in 18&>. That organization, he held, saved Cryptic Masonry
from being frittered away by ritual-tinkers. All but five Grand

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Councils, not counting Texas which is not independent, are now
federated together. The fiftieth anniversary is to be celebrated
in 1930, when the General Grand Council will meet at Tacoma,
Washington.
The absence of Companion WILLIAM W. PERRY who served
the Grand Council for so many years as Grand Recorder, called
attention to the great service he has rendered to the Rite. Now
that his health does not permit him to move about as in the
past, the Companions decided to extend to him a tribute of their
love and affection, and so they elected him Grand Recorder
Emeritus and passed resolutions acknowledging their indebted-
ness to him.
The Grand Master visited many Councils. He attended also
the Triennial of the General Grand Council at Denver.
The Report of the Grand Lecturer, Companion CHARLES F.
DIETAS, gives many interesting glimpses of the work in Wis-
consin. Forty-one Official Visits were made to help on efforts
to bring out more impressively the lessons of the degrees.
Baraboo Valley Council, No. 35 conferred the Royal and
Select Master degrees in the evening.
GRAND OFFICERS ELECTED, I928-29
HowARD I. CRAWFORD, Wausau, Grand Master; ORRIN H.
LARRABEE, Deputy Grand Master; FRANK B. Moss, Grand Prin-
cipal Conductor of the Work; DAVID HARLOWE, Grand Treas-
urer; WILLIAM W. PERRY, Grand Recorder Emeritus; WILLIAM
F. WEILER, Milwaukee, Grand Recorder.
Next Annual Assembly: Eau Claire, February 20, 1929.
No Correspondence Report.